The Middle East Media Sampler 5/7/2012: New York Times Realizes Abbas Does Not Run A Democracy

From DG:

1) The Times catches up

Perhaps Challah Hu Akbar, Mahmoud Abbas Launches Attack Against InLightPress and Khaled Abu Toameh, Palestinian Authority: Write Only Nice Things About Your Leaders
were the first to note the official censorship of the Palestinian Authority.

In early April, the Washington Post featured an op-ed by David Keyes, Where’s the outcry over Palestinian censorship?

The Middle East Sampler 3/5/2012: Palestinian TV

From DG:

1) The TV stations

Last week Israeli Troops Raid Two Palestinian TV Stations in the West Bank:

Officials at the two stations, Al Watan and Al-Quds Educational Television, said that officials from Israel’s Communications Ministry, accompanied by soldiers, spent several hours removing the equipment and documents.