Dear Editors,
Regarding Casualties on Both Sides as Israel and Gaza Trade Fire (8/21/11), Israel’s response in Gaza was retaliation for the recent attack that killed eight Israelis, aimed specifically at the attackers. Therefore, Israel bears no responsibility in “igniting cross-border exchanges” as the Times put it. The "igniting” was done by Palestinians, and 100% of the blame belongs to them.
Ironically, just three days earlier the NY Times reported that “Turkish warplanes attacked 60 targets in the mountains and border areas of northern Iraq early Thursday in a pursuit of Kurdish separatist rebels suspected of responsibility a day earlier for a deadly quadruple bombing on a military convoy in southeast Turkey." In this case the Times made it clear that the Turks retaliated and didn't blame them for “igniting", or helping to ignite, anything.
In the NY Times, other countries are not blamed for retaliating, only Israel. What is the source of this double standard and when will it stop?
Michael Berenhaus
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