I think you’re wrong on all three counts. But I’m not going to turn this discussion into an Israel-Palestine pissing match. This is about Al Jazeera, not Mideast politics.

For that the Palestinian “leadership” surely owns a healthy share of the blame.

Let’s not forget, either, that part of what Israel was “up to” was a unilateral settlement withdrawal followed by ongoing rocket fire into their territories.

What government wouldn’t seek to defend themselves under those circumstances.

You’re not alone, just in the great minority in the States. What’s so frustrating is that Israeli depredations are not some hidden conspiracy – it’s all out in the open, available to anyone willing to see and hear. Jeff Halper, David Shulman, and Anna Baltzer (all Jewish) know what’s up, and thankfully they’re speaking out:

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Hope-Working-Israel-Palestine/dp/0226755746/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264614664&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Witness-Palestine-American-Occupied-Territories/dp/1594513074/ref=pd_sim_b_2

http://www.amazon.com/Israeli-Palestine-Resisting-Dispossession-Redeeming/dp/0745322263/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264614689&sr=1-1

I pray the Occupation will end, and Israel and Palestine both saved in the process.

-dan

Thank you SO MUCH for saying that. I’ve been saying the same thing for a couple of years now, only to get attacked, laughed at, or called other stuff for believing in that. I’m glad to know I’m not alone in the wilderness. I too believe if people went to Palestine and saw what was happening, they really would throw up.

However, I really don’t think Al Jazeera’s coverage of the US is lackluster. I think you would expect provocative shows and such from the likes of Riz Khan and other like-minded journalists, but their straight news content, as far as I know, has been spot on most of the time. They’re not like Fox News that flagrantly make mistakes in basic reporting and presenting of facts. Fox doesn’t care. Al Jazeera does.

@stevieb: You’re being cynical. That isn’t to say you’re wrong, because I suspect you’re on to something. God I wish the USA – MY country, the one I love – could distance itself from Israel and all of the crimes of that squalid little rogue state. By the way, I’ve been to the West Bank and I’ve seen in person what Israel is up to. 99.9% of Americans would throw up if they knew what’s really happening to the Palestinians. Think South Africa in the 1980s or the Native Americans in the 1880s and you’ll have a clue.

I never thought Al Jazeera panders on US news items. I could confirm that if you want. : )

Say “Beeb” one more time.

One . . . more . . . time.