NYT: No, Israel's Building in Jerusalem Doesn't Prevent A Peace Agreement

Correction says article "described imprecisely" effect of Israeli E1 development

A recent New York Times article that claimed prospective Israeli plans around Jerusalem "would be a roadblock to plans for a contiguous Palestinian state" was wrong. That's according to a new correction in The Times.

Earlier this month, Israel announced plans to build 3,000 housing units in the area known as E1, between Jerusalem proper and the West Bank settlement Ma'aleh Adumim. The move was widely seen as a response to the successful bid by Palestinians to upgrade their status at the UN.

The Times article contended that "critics see development of E1 as a threat to the meaningful contiguity of a Palestinian state...because it would leave some Palestinian areas [in the West Bank] connected to one another only by roads with few exits or by circuitous routes."

In its correction, however, The Times conceded that the article "described imprecisely the effect of [E1] development on access to the cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem from Jerusalem, and on the West Bank."

The Times correction concluded that "proposed [E1] development would not technically make a contiguous Palestinian state impossible," a reality the December 2 article "referred incompletely to" due to "an editing error."

Via The New York Times and The Jerusalem Post.

Is media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian issue generally fair and even-handed?

[classychazy]

With everything we are facing here at home right now who gives a damn about what Israel is building and where!

[stepped_in_it]

3rd that (bsking beat me to a 2nd)....

[Dan_Tien]

"To date, the United States has provided Israel $115 billion in bilateral assistance. It is currently the second largest recipient of aid worldwide, with Afghanistan now first."

http://journalistsresource.org/studies/intern...

Obviously, someone gives a great big, expensive damn.

[woodtick57]

@Dan_Tien

Helps keep that military/industrial/congressio nal complex going....

[classychazy]

@Dan_Tien. Crazy isn't we are going bankrupt, but we hand money to other countries like we have an unlimited amount.

[bsking]

yeah I second that.. and actually itss none of our business where Israel builds

[FFX_VA]

NYT issuing another correction about faulty reporting is not new and not relevant on a day like today.

[Heavy-Fed]

Sure... it's just tragic whenever something horrible happens to us... but who gives a damn when it's happening to someone else!!! That's a GREAT attitude!! Palestinians children are just as important as our own!!!

[Thunderchicken]

"Palestinians children are just as important as our own!!!"

Would you use your kid as a sheild?

[Heavy-Fed]

@Thunderchicken Great!!! Another eater of propaganda!!! I guess you're insinuating that Palestinians locate their armaments near hospitals and schools huh? Well, when you take away so much of their land... just about the only places left are near places like that, also don't forget... would YOU not protect your most valuable assets?

[PoliticalSpice]

@Thunderchicken Is 18 years much older then a child? Too young to drink in many states. Yet that is exactly the age of the people that old men like cheney, rumsfeld and bush sent to war. I wouldn't use em as a sheild, but those guys did. Regardless, I fail to see what that has to do with the value of life of a young child in the mideast.

[woodtick57]

@Heavy-Fed
They were firing from schools and hospitals in the Gaza strip the other year...how is that not using children and civilians as a shield?

[Heavy-Fed]

@woodtick57 What would you do if a foreign power moved into the United States, tore down our homes and built their own and pushed us out of land that had belong to your family for generation?

[Thunderchicken]

Something that bothers me about the reporting on the Palestinians, I've read articles that say they are treated very badly in Jordan. But I can't say that I've read than in any mainstream publication.

[martydotcom]

A little info on Jordan. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy, with the king's only real authority limited to appointing a new prime minister,( basically a call for new elections)
the majority population of Jordan is Palestinian. They control the Parliament. Are there disputes within yes! Fatah vs Hamas - Hezbollah yes. The Hashemite King hangs on by a thread

[PoliticalSpice]

Your either too young, or do not remember, there was a civil war in the 1970's between the jordainian govt and palistenians, many left jordan as a result. The history is well known and was reported on.

[Thunderchicken]

@PoliticalSpice

Actually I was remembering an article about the 5,000,000 refugees (including descendants) and their living conditions in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The gist of it was that those countries didn't want the Palestinians in their countries.

[Thunderchicken]

@martydotcom

Actually I was remembering an article about the 5,000,000 refugees (including descendants) and their living conditions in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The gist of it was that those countries didn't want the Palestinians in their countries.

[Sonny]

In this country any media source (or individual) is almost always forced to support the side of Israel....And frankly we rarely hear the other side of this on-going struggle...

[woodtick57]

How true. i mean, how many rocks do they have to throw?

[RobertJHarsh]

Israel might as well be the 51st state and the Palestinians be the native Americans. Surprising similar situation if you think about it.

[woodtick57]

We could just makean even swap for southern florida.....

[VeryLameduck]

I think Israel can do just fine with the aid we give them. The Palestinians need to give it up and stop Hamas from terrorizing both sides. Israel doesn't control Gaza or the WB, and the Palestinians aren't allowed to emigrate to other Arab States...why is that?

[Calfkiller]

Muslims are always victims according to them. Unless that is they are in power then they victimize anyone unwilling to accept their ridiculous religion.

[1adam2]

oh come on here, none of the biased media is reporting the truth here. they are all just as insane as the muslems. and no development of the west bank, is going to make any difference. the idoliterous muslems, are just against the establishment of Ysrael period. you can't make any sane agreement, with some one who wants you all dead.they do not even want, the united states of america to exist.

[CommonSense]

Israel has some terrible policies towards Palestinians, but seriously why do the Palestinians need Jerusalem? Let it go. Jerusalem is the historic capital of Israel. They gave you Bethlehem (it's in the West Bank and would go to Palestine in any peace deal).