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• Tuesday, January 6, 2009 01:08 AM

  This is a really lame article

  Here's a question: Why is Salon's coverage of the situation in Palestine so weak?

  Aluf Benn's analysis is shallow and unsubstantiated. Look at this crap:

  Aluf Benn: "Israel's military operation against Hamas in Gaza, now in its 10th day, is an excellent example of this rule. The war enjoys strong public support among Israel's Jewish majority. Only Israel's Arabs, identifying with their Palestinian brothers, and the far political left, which is all but pacifist, have protested against it. All the rest have united behind the government, including the more established left."

  Where is the substantiation? Benn claims that the "established left" are in lockstep with the Israeli majority in supporting the war. Benn later writes that there's a "lazy" call among other nations for a cease-fire, and that globally there is little outrage at Israel's actions.

  Where is Benn getting this?

  The protests against Israel's actions are all over the globe. I read the Guardian UK and Haaretz, among other publications. There's one article after another about protests against Israel's actions, and these articles began appearing the day after Israel attacked.

  Over 2,000 protest in Haifa:

  http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1052897.html

  Haaretz protest picture gallery:

  http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1052878.html

  Here's a Haaretz article that contradicts many of the assumptions in Benn's analysis regarding Israel's goals and future actions:

  http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1053122.html

  Here's another illuminating analysis:

  http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1053121.html

  Note the numbers: Over 550 Palestinians have died from this conflict, with at least 2,700 seriously injured. Compare to Israel, who have lost nearly as many soldiers to "friendly fire" as they have to enemy fire.

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  —Xrandadu Hutman Read Xrandadu Hutman's other letters
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