Frimet/Arnold Roth..
This Ongoing War..
09 October '13..
An important, though hardly prominent, Haaretz news report this morning ["Netanyahu rejects Palestinian, U.S. request to bring forward next round of prisoner release"] seems to present the prime minister in a way that shows his toughness and determination. That's evidently a positioning that serves the interests of the some Israeli news editors for the moment. (We see now that Times of Israel has a similar report up with a very similar choice of headline: "Netanyahu rejects Palestinian, American call for early prisoner release".)
In reality, the story is about a craven bending to the will of others and an abandonment of principles and integrity. The last thing it represents is some sort of impliedly courageous move against powerful opponents.
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