Electronic Ali asked me to post this with his name:
"As NPR's correspondent in Palestine for years, Gradstein has a long,well-documented history of pro-Israel fanaticism. I documented this indozens of letters to NPR over several years many of which can be found here: NPR never did anything, but what is even worse is that several years ago, an investigation by the Electronic Intifada discovered that Gradstein was routinely accepting thousands of dollars in speaking fees from Zionist groups and openly being used as a propaganda mouthpiece. Although NPR admitted this, they never took any disciplinary action. The whole story is documented here: and here: It is disgusting but hardly surprising to see this shameless anti- Palestinian propagandist now working for the Washington Post. Ali Abunimah"