A Comment About

Al-Dura and the “Public Secret” of Middle East Journalism

November 11, 2007 - 1:00 am - by Richard Landes
Angie Schultz
2007-11-10 11:20:46

…even the normally timid Israeli government “temporarily suspended” the press card of Roberto Cristiano…

It was not clear who Cristiano was (you might have identified him as the aforementioned representative of RAI). Except he’s Riccardo Cristiano, not Roberto.

Yes, that’s in the linked document, but I’m usually too lazy to hit them. I’m glad I did in this case, because Cristiano’s groveling is even more shocking than your excerpt suggests. (My dear friends in Palestine. We congratulate you… — for butchering the two Israelis, one presumes. Unless that’s a translation error.)