Letter to The Washington Post

From: Dr. Michael Berenhaus [mailto:mberenhaus@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 6:16 PM
To: washington post
Subject: letter to the editor

Dear Editor,

The Washington Post on March 3, 2007 found it newsworthy (World in Brief) to report that the Israeli army is breaking international law if allegations are true that they once used Palestinian civilians as shields during a door-to-door search for terrorists. But the Post has not found it newsworthy to report that the continuing firing of rockets into Israeli neighborhoods - a fact, not an allegation - is a violation of international law. When these rockets are mentioned, they are always referred to as “largely ineffective” or “crude.”

Now consider the response to the allegation: According to the same article, “the Israeli army pledged to ‘pursue a thorough inquiry’ into the case,” while the Palestinian leadership has done nothing to stop, or even consider stopping, the unrelenting rocket fire. The Washington Post seems to be bent on making Israel appear to be the aggressor, even using anecdotal allegations that the Post feels outweigh the egregious continuous Palestinian bombing of Israel.

Michael Berenhaus