Israel’s ambassador to the US Michael Oren told JTA – the global news service of the Jewish people – that the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman “strengthened a dangerous myth’ when he said in a recent column Congress was “bought and paid for by the Israel lobby.”
“The 29 standing ovations that Prime Minister Netanyahu received from both houses of Congress, and from representatives of both parties, reflected the deep support of the American people for the State of Israel,” Oren went on to say. “That commitment is not — and never has to be — purchased.”
It’s not often diplomats of Ambassador Oren’s rank break their code of polite silence. In this case, it should be all the more telling because Oren is a fine writer himself – far better than Friedman, whose ultra-conventional views are often presented in a ragged literary style. The ambassador’s remarks should have stung the NYT columnist. Unfortunately, Friedman, who lives like a pasha in a 10,000 square foot house while urging the rest of us to reduce our carbon footprints, seems impervious to criticism.
Dont worry, Max Blumethal will be promoted to the Times editorial page. Friedman will pen an apology to Stormfront and Natvan for borrowing the “zionist occupation government” phrase without attribution
I am very surprised that the New York Times hasn’t started defending Friedman or the paper generally from Ron Dermer’s harsh (but deserved) criticisms. Maybe the paper doesn’t care; or maybe it sees its increasing hostility towards Israel as a badge of honor.
I’m surprised that PJM did not report on the fact that Israeli PM Netanyahu recently declined to write an op-ed for the NYT because of their anti-Israel bias, including Friedman’s screed.
http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=249718
To be fair, I haven’t seen this reported anywhere else, either.
Defending a People on a small strip of desert from annihilation is a noble thing!! Count Me In!
And another thing; When Americans in New York someday wake up The New York Times will go the way of her bastard sisters Newsweek and Time,25 pages of fish wrap!
Oren’s book about the 1967 War is as cleansed as is the current Wikipedia page on the subject compared to 18 months ago. At best you have one water carrier spilling the water of the other.
The New York Times seems to be trying to do a good imitation of Der Stormer.
Amen to clamdigger53 @5