8.05.2006

Another Example of U.S. Media Spin on Israel-Lebanon-Hezbollah

First, this WaPo page gives you the draft resolution. Now, to the "meat" of this post, notice this and ask if it sounds like just one side is being unreasonable (my take):

U.N. Security Council draft resolution calls for "a full cessation of hostilities" as Hezbollah vows to keep fighting until Israeli soldiers leave Lebanon.
Can you glean from this the greater truth that Israel is refusing to leave Lebanon - in fact, it's indicated it will continue attacking "wherever it things there is a danger"?

In my reality, both Hezbollah AND Israel are being rather unyielding in the cease-fire put together and submitted to the U.N. Security Council today, but in newspaper after newspaper, and cable and broadcast network after network, I get "Hizbollah is being obstinate" with only a much more subtle subtext that Israel insists on occupying a separate country and will attack at will.