Sunday, March 21, 2010

Ethan Bronner's sources in one article

Sarah collected the sources in one article by Ethan Bronner:
1. "said a former official who remains a consultant to the Israeli government and would speak only on condition of anonymity to guard his official relationship."
2. "Another government adviser, however, said neither of the promises had been made, nor would they be."
3. "A senior official agreed. Speaking on the condition that he not be named, he said that Israel considered itself sovereign in Jerusalem and that even though the world disagreed, Israel would do nothing to foster, even tacitly, the de facto division of the city."
4. "Yaron Dekel, a morning radio host and former Washington correspondent of Israel Radio, said in a telephone interview."
5. "Meir Sheetrit, a member of Kadima, said the tension between Washington and Jerusalem was not really about building in Jerusalem but about Mr. Netanyahu’s failure to move peace talks forward in the past year."
6. "Mr. Netanyahu and his top aides disagree." When asked about such bias in coverage (can you find one article about the Palestinians in the New York Times, even if it is about Palestinian poetry, that does not quote and cite Israelis?), he said that the Palestinians are not allowed to speak but that they are allowed to wash dishes in the kitchen of his house.