The Palestinian Authority’s conduct towards the suspects in the plot to assassinate him is “a source of discomfort,” Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday before he left Israel for France.And if you look at the comments at the bottom, it is clear that Olmert was in fact quoted that way in the article--but that quote has disappeared from the page.
Now look at how The Independent quotes Olmert:
"We shall not ignore this," Mr Olmert said yesterday before leaving for talks with French and British leaders in Paris and London. "The inappropriate way in which the suspects were handled is part of a pattern which must change."Now granted that "inappropriate" is a term I would use when a child throws a spitball in a class--not when a terrorist tries to assassinate a world leader--but in this quote at least there is some sense of indignation, as opposed to just 'discomfort.'
So why was the original quote in The Post removed--was it a misquote?
Either way, it still seems Olmert is not taking this seriously--and however this attitude is going to be interpreted, it is not going to be interpreted as bravery or courage.
More on this here, where it seems that a number of comments by various people don't seem to match the severity of the issue.
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My best (and most generous) guess is that "discomfort" was a translation of a Hebrew word (or phrase) that, depending on the context, could mean "discomfort" or perhaps something harsher.
ReplyDeleteThat is the logical explanation, but why didn't the Post just update the article with the correct quote or put in some explanation why they removed the paragraph.
ReplyDeleteInstead, the article--and the The Post--looks unprofessional.
Agreed.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should e-mail David Horovitz and ask him what happened and why there was no reference to the change.