Salam Fayyad Fayyad’s departure needs some serious Palestinian spin. After all, he brought a measure of sorely lacking accountability, transparency, and professionalism to the PA. So if you’re...
Fatah’s Armed Thugs Making Comeback
Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories 1. Worth reading: A former interpreter for Iran’s...
How Will Big Media Refer to the Palestinian “State”?
Now that the UN boosted the Palestinian status to “non-member observer state,” what does this mean for Big Media descriptions of the new-and-improved Palestinian entity? The Daily Telegraph‘s...
Assassination Roils Lebanon
Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. Lebanon’s in an uproar after the chief...
R.I.P. One-State Solution; Long Live 3-State Solution?
I come to bury the one-state solution, not praise it. Now that Hamas is laying the groundwork to declare Gaza’s independence from Palestine, it’s easier to be dismissive of arguments for the...
Hamas’ Diplomatic Wing Taking Flight
Hamas is training its own diplomatic corps. As Reuters points out, this would end the PLO’s monopoly on representing the Palestinians in global forums. It deepens Palestinian divisions. And it damages...
Talking to Hamas, Talking to the Taliban
Rose-colored glasses are de rigueur in the Christian Science Monitor newsroom. With the US engaging the Taliban, this Monitor staff-ed wants to apply similar logic to Israel and Hamas: President Obama...
Time’s “Popular” Disconnect
Popular can mean a lot of things, but one thing it does not mean is “peaceful.” Therein lies the confusion for correspondent Karl Vick. You can imagine him wearing rose colored glasses as...
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Publish No Evil
Who reports Palestinian public statements of intent that don’t fit with the accepted narrative?
Which Spin is Out of Step?
Which headline’s sticks out like Mahmoud Abbas at a Jonathan Pollard rally? A scheduling problem? That’s kindest spin I’ve seen yet on the state of Palestinian reconciliation.
