Letter to Washington Post

Dear Ombudsman, What has become apparent is that pictures like the Israeli soldiers pepper spraying the Palestinian (front page 3/31/12) have become the norm since Israel has a free press and is the only place in the region where such pictures can be taken. The result is a disproportionate negative coverage of a country (Israel) due to its virtue (free press) while a free pass is given to the worst human rights violaters of our time such as Syria (where over 9,000 people have been recently murdered) . All in the name of selling newspapers.