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Tuesday, 18 July 2006

One-Sided Coin

The BBC's coverage of the current Israeli-Hezbollah war has settled on the script that this is a story with only one side. There are several stories, such as this one, which breathlessly cover the plight of Lebanese and foreign nationals fleeing the fighting in the south, but what about Israel and the impact of Hezbollah rocket attacks?

Sorry, not newsworthy. Settle for two pics in the back of the photo essay. You have to go to National Review Online to find this:
What is strange about viewing the current war from Jerusalem is that this city is not at the center of it. The hotels, which were already bursting with tourists, have been flooded with more visitors fleeing the bombardments in the north. Like the Gulf War, when Iraqi Scud missiles were hitting Tel Aviv, Jerusalem has suddenly become the safest place to be.
It's a sad day when the slack of MSM coverage is taken up by a commentary piece.
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