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* Chicago Sun-Times staff ed: ‘Sharon has reasonable request for advancing peace’ Sharon is asking

Rising protest at Columbia U

The NY Daily News reports on the growing protest against lecturers at Columbia University who

AFP anthropology

An unbelievable photo caption from AFP: A British hooligan in the streets of Belgium. The

BBC Road Warriors

Last week, BBC correspondent Martin Asser described a taxi ride through the Gaza Strip emphasizing

Recommended Reading

* The Toronto Star reports that conspiracy theories regarding the causes of Yasser Arafat’s death

Reality-Hasbara TV

Reuters reports on a new Israeli reality TV show on which contestants fight Israel’s image

AP’s bad history lesson

AP’s report on the Hezbollah rockets fired into northern Israel included this background on the

Arafat memorabilia

Deutsche Welle asks: Will Yassir Arafat become the first pop icon of the 21st century?

Second wave

Watch out — second wave of Arafat-love coming in: — Octogenarian White House correspondent Helen

Squaring off in Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg skewers Chicago Tribune coverage of Arafat’s death: Before we leave

Arab TV salutes Arafat

MEMRI TV has a new collection of clips from Arab television salutes to Arafat. Hani

On objectivity

NY Times’ Public Editor Daniel Okrent comments on journalistic objectivity and uncritical use of experts.

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