Letter to Toronto Sun - re Reuters - page 34

Half-truths by Reuters

It pains me to see the Sun repeat the Reuters news clips that are sent from Gaza.
They speak about "a familiar pattern" of violence. That is true, but it hides the whole truth -
that the violence is always begun by Hamas' militants. In this case it hides the truth that over 100 rockets shelled Israeli cities and citizens before Israel responded. The article also omitted to say that the Palestinian rockets usually kill no Israelis because Israel has prepared its citizens with bomb shelters and protective rooms in each apartment or building. Hamas on the other hand has provided no protection for its citizens and allows the militants to fire rockets from near civilian buildings, virtually forcing Israel to inadvertantly kill Palestinian civilians.

Without this background and with the heading reading "Israeli attacks kill boy, militant", it appears that Israel is the aggressor. It is not. At the minimum the Sun heading should read: "Palestinian boy killed in counteract" or "100 Palestinian rockets yield counterattack and death of Palestinian boy".

NP Dec 14th A16 re NY Times article

The statement of the NY Times that settlers have pursued a campaign they call "price tag" attacking Palestinian civilians and property is misleading. Price tag is a retaliatory measure putting a "price tag" on Palestinian attacks on Jews and Jewish property. It is the Arabs that are initiating the attacks, not the Jewish villagers. The New York Times implies that the "settlers" initiated the attacks for no reason except hatred. This is false