The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Other Than That, the Story Was Accurate
“A quote by Tzipi Livni, Israel’s former foreign minister, within a panel that formed part of the Palestine papers, was cut in a way that may have given a misleading impression. The quote appeared as:
‘The Israel policy is to take more and more land day after day and that at the end of the day we’ll say that it is impossible, we already have the land and cannot create the state.’
To clarify, the full quote is:
‘I understand the sentiments of the Palestinians when they see the settlements being built. The meaning from the Palestinian perspective is that Israel takes more land, that the Palestinian state will be impossible, the Israel policy is to take more and more land day after day and that at the end of the day we’ll say that it is impossible, we already have the land and cannot create the state.’ “
–“Corrections and Clarifications,” Guardian (London), Feb. 12
Then They’ll Annihilate April, and Mutilate May!
“Iranian Leaders Vow to Crush March”–headline, New York Times, Feb. 14
Bottom Stories of the Day
- “Boise Ranked 24th for Fast Food Chains”–headline, KTVB website, Feb. 13
- “Kerry Applauds Sweeping Change in Egypt”–headline, Boston Globe, Feb. 12
- “Budget Forecasts Bigger 2011 Deficit”–headline, The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 14
for the “Best of the Web Today” link in the middle column below “Today’s Columnists.”
