Speaking Truth to Power: "Hanniyeh's argument challenges us to step back from the skewed coverage that distinguishes mainstream media coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict and simply recognize that there are two sides to the story."
Emails-to-the-Editor: "Editor, Thank you for the op-ed by Ismail Haniyeh. Please run as many pieces by Palestinian leaders as they are willing to write, to expose your readers to more than Israeli and Administration propaganda regarding the Palestinians' plight."
Kinshasa On The Potomac: "What does Palestinian propaganda, written by one of the senior members of one of the worst terrorist groups in existence, have to offer, when presented in such an uncritical format in a major Western newspaper? All the WPost has done is show that they find his arguments - that America should abandon Israel, that Israelis are war criminals, that, eventually, Israel should cease to exist - a legitimate part of the debate."
Israel Matzav: "Earth to Haniyeh: 1. Gaza is no longer 'occupied.' It was Judenrein from August of last year until you brought Gilad Shilat into it two weeks ago. You cannot hide behind the 'occupation' and blame it for all your troubles any more. It's not there."
Captain's Quarters: "The hudna goes back to Mohammed, who used the device to gather his strength while weakening his enemy. Haniyeh knows full well what a hudna means, even if he thinks his audience does not. It's the final prevarication in a column full of lies and half-truths, hyperbole and hypocrisy. We leave Haniyeh's column more convinced than ever that Hamas has no intention of negotiating for Palestinian statehood along the framework of previous agreements, but intends to wage terrorism against Israel until it concedes."
LGF: "I’d say the Washington Post has hit bottom with this one, but I suspect there’s still a nadir they haven’t reached. Notice that this piece is filed from an imaginary death cult state."
Meryl Yourish: "I have several questions for the WaPo that I do not expect to get answers to:
* Did Haniyeh’s original draft include “Zionist Entity” every time Israel was mentioned?
* Who really wrote the column?
* Did the Carter Center have anything to do with it?
* Did Jimmy Carter write Haniyeh’s column, by any chance?"
Bullwinkle Blog: "I can’t argue one way the other about how strongly united Palestinians are but as far as any progress in improving the lives of Palestinians you certainly don’t have much to show for it in your entire history. If Israel’s retaliation for your cowardly attacks only strengthens you then they are doing you a favor. Maybe someday you’ll be strong enough to stop the missiles, suicide bombings and feed yourselves. You certainly don’t seem to have a clue on how to do any of those now."
Soccer Dad: "The Washington Post continues its shameful tradition of giving a soapbox to terrorist leaders. As I noted earlier when it was Moussa Abu Marzook who was allowed an op-ed column, apparently the unpleasant Joerg Haider was barred from the op-ed page, but men who openly advocate the destruction of Israel are given highly prized opportunities to promote themselves. Today it's Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh who has been honored with one of the greatest treasures of democracy: an op-ed column in the Washington Post."
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