Wednesday, July 15, 2009

PA closes AlJazeera offices in the West Bank

Will the Committee to Protect Some Journalists issue a condemnation of the Abu Mazen-Dahlan gang for closing down AlJazeera offices in the West Bank? I very much doubt that and doubt that this important development will get any Western coverage. If the offices in Gaza were closed down by Hamas, the American TV networks would have interrupted their regular programming to broadcast the news. And the AlJazeera bureau chief in the West Bank is somebody with very moderate political views who is often criticized for being chatty with Israeli officials. But no one can deny his abilities and knowledge.