The New York Times and Israel
By Roger Aronoff | September 9, 2005
By Roger Aronoff | September 9, 2005
We hope that Peretz and Sharon and Bush and the New York Times are right, that this move will lead to peace. But there are grave doubts.
Posted on 09/09/2005 6:31:58 PM PDT by Ooh-Ah
When dog bites man, that isn't news. But when Martin Peretz, liberal editor of The New Republic, devotes a column to blasting the New York Times, we take some notice. Peretz had just returned from Israel and Gaza during the so-called disengagement, the forced removal by Israeli troops of the residents of the Jewish settlements in the disputed territory. While there, he was struck by how distorted the coverage was in the Times.
Peretz's liberal credentials are solidly intact. He is an old friend of Al Gore, and strongly backed him in the 2000 election. He describes in the article how the New York Times, which he calls "indispensable," is and has been in his blood for many, many years, being the first item on his daily menu. It ranks right up there for Accuracy in Media as well, and has since Reed Irvine founded the organization in 1969. It is Exhibit A when the issue of liberal bias in the mainstream media is discussed. And it is Exhibit A when the issue is anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian bias. This has been carefully documented at Camera.org, and other sites that focus on the Middle East.
(Excerpt) Read more at aim.org ...
Reading the "Good Book" tells me there will never be Mid-East Peace..already cast in Stone by the Big Guy!!! Doesn't matter what the NYT or even GWB thinks...
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Peretz backed Pres Bush's re-election in 2004, and he has always supported the War in Iraq.
I agree with your characterization of him as an "honest" liberal. He adheres to the real meaning of the word.
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