MSM Nothwithstanding, New Israeli Government Aims For Palestinian Statehood

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"New Israeli Foreign Minister Bluntly Dismisses U.S. Peace Effort," screamed the headline over Kershner's article, which labeled Lieberman variously as "hawkish nationalist," "ultranationalist" and, for good meaasure, "racist." Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, in contrast, was presented as a statesman bewailing that "Israel closed the door in the face of the international community."

Of course, Israel did no such thing.

One day after Israel's new government was sworn in, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman declared that Israel remains fully committed to Palestinian statehood. Specifically, he confirmed that Israel will abide by the terms of the 2003 "road map" (full text) promulgated by George W. Bush, which explicitly calls for "Israel and a sovereign, independent, democratic and viable Palestine, living side by side in peace and security."

By firmly endorsing the road map, it is in total synch with "the international community" since the road map is also the handiwork of the European Union, Russia and the United Nations in concert with Washington.

Why such glaring misreporting?

[A: Because Israel's new Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had the audacity to suggest that future progress on the road map would be contingent on productive Arab conduct - and that's simply beyond the pail to those on the Left...

Recommend as a glaring example of advocacy {and deceptive} 'journalism']

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