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Friday, 10 February 2012
Yom Shishi, 17 Shevat 5772
Reading the morning paper is always an adventure when it comes to articles about Israel. Print E-mail

I often am disappointed at the lack of coverage. But this morning in our local paper there is an article about Prime Minister Netanyahu deciding to cease building in East Jerusalem. Of course little is mentioned of this, but it is a big deal. The timing of Vice President Biden’s visit to Israel and Netanyahu’s announcement of East Jerusalem building was a PR person’s dream or nightmare depending on how you look at it. So I understand why not nearly as much is mentioned about today’s announcement. But this is another example of how the press is usually covering every angle when it is negative about Israel and covering very little when it is positive.