Friday, March 06, 2009

Today's Misleading Headline

In Al-Ahram:


The haggling continues


Now, if you thought that headline was referring to the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation talks, you'd have to go here in Al-Ahram or here in Al-Jazeera.

That above headline referred to the formation of the next government...in Israel.

If you need yet another laugh, here's an interview in Al-Ahram that is concerned whether Israel be prevented from destroying anything that is rebuilt in Gaza, as Assem El-Kersh speaks with European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner about the implications of the Sharm El-Sheikh donors conference.

Ms. Benita is remarkably reasonable in her answer:

...we want to see the Palestinians together in a national unity government, a government of reconciliation that will also pursue peace. If the Palestinians want a state they have to work for that state. That is what we are hoping for as part of the international Quartet.


Well, then, perhaps A-Ahram should be concentrating more on Pal. politics rather than Israeli haggling?

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