Letter to The Washington Post

Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 4:49 PM
To: letters@washpost.com; ombudsman@washpost.com
Subject: West Bank Barriers Keep Rising Despite Promises of Relief (March 6, 2008)

Dear Washington Post Staff:

How many articles can The Washington Post publish from the view of Arabs (Israeli or Palestinian) while next to nothing on the Israeli side? The Washington Post parrots the UN, Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas criticizing Israel for their so-called disproportionate force, in the form of articles and news. This is the company that you are keeping. It is the Post that is using disproportionate coverage – giving one-sided reports. And now another piece – “West Bank Barriers Keep Rising Despite Promises of Relief” (March 6, 2008) on the same day that Israel suffers a terrorist attack – maiming and murdering children. The Post is wrong in their reporting: wrong, unfair, and inaccurate.

I would welcome a change. I only wish that you would realize that there is no justification for Palestinian violence over border disputes and politics. Israel has every right to defend itself: when it tries non-violence, the Post writes critical articles; when it uses force – it is portrayed as disproportionate. The Post has Israel boxed in – where does this come from?