Out of Context: The Times's Image of the Day

Re the NY Times article on Hamas anti-Jewish and anti-Israel incitement: I was pleasantly surprised to see this article on the front page of today's NYT. Overall, the article "gets it right;" nevertheless, it does whitewash the similar, though perhaps less pervasive, incitement being carried out by or with the consent of the PA.

Posted by: Hillel Wallick at Apr 1, 2008 5:27:02 PM

It is interesting to see how easily one can interchange the groups Jews or Arabs in this summary. I guess it is always the other guys fault and no matter what attacks you begin you can always blame the other guy.
Maybe that's one reason this conflict has gone on so long.

Posted by: Philip at Apr 1, 2008 6:03:59 PM

i find this caption offensive and incorrect!

Posted by: michelle at Apr 1, 2008 7:32:32 PM

If steven erlanger wrote the truth, it would be the first time out of thousands and therefore would constitute a statistical anomaly. You, H.R. can wish him good luck as much as you want but as for me i wish him the worst. He wouldn't know the truth about anything if it sat up and bit him.

Posted by: MJ at Apr 1, 2008 8:09:38 PM

the arabs are bad people they only envy us, they should build,palestine as beautyfull as israel ,instead of spending so much money in only doing harm,and teaching their childre to hate us.

Posted by: rosa gabel at Apr 1, 2008 8:20:24 PM

IT IS NO WONDER THAT HATRED IS PERPETUATED SINCE CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO SUCH VILE PROPAGANDA. HOW DO YOU REACH THE UNTOUCHABLES? IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO RE-INDOCRINATE THOSE WHO ARE POISONED.HATRED IS RE-INTRODUCED GENERATION AFTER GENERATION. THE BIG QUESTION IS ,CAN THE CHILDREN BE SAVED FROM THIS AND GIVEN A NEW DIRECTION?

Posted by: David Silver at Apr 1, 2008 8:22:53 PM

why did it take so long forthe times and erlanger to get some proper news from israel.

Posted by: louis h at Apr 1, 2008 10:24:27 PM

I suppose the Hamas puppet show could be called "Koo-koo, Frantic and Allah." Gary

Posted by: Gary Katz at Apr 2, 2008 5:37:05 AM

FOR THE MOST PART ALL OF US ARE PUPPETS REFLECTING THE "TRUTH"
AS IT IS "THEIR" MASTERS BELIEF

THE QUETION THEN ASKED WHAT HAS THE PUPPET MASTERS OF ISLAM PRODUCED ??

IT SEENS THAT THE PUPPET MASTERS OF
TODAYS ARAB WORLD SHOULD "GROW" UP

SO THEIR CHILDREN WON'T "BLOW" UP

Posted by: NEIL PRITIKIN at Apr 2, 2008 6:49:28 PM