"We mourn the death of Israeli civilians and of Israeli soldiers in the current hostilities. We also mourn the alarmingly spiraling deaths of hundreds of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip -- over 500 so far.
"The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely-populated areas in the world. Its residents have no place to escape to from the fire. Continued fighting in such an environment is a recipe for more bloodbaths such as the one we witnessed Sunday in Shuja'iyyah, a neighborhood East of Gaza City. Thirteen Israeli soldiers and many dozens of Palestinian civilians were killed there."
Finally, a more pleasurable moment. Yesterday Jeffrey Goldberg showed us once again that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. He called out Robert Mackey of the New York Times for writing too much about Israel -- apparently, Mackey's coverage of a disturbing story (which we got to first): Israeli snipers killing a Palestinian youth who was searching for his missing family in Shuja'iyeh. In Mackey's story, Ali Abunimah called the case a war crime, and who can doubt that?
But Jeffrey Goldberg is a hard case:
"I wish @robertmackey would cover Israel more."
Mackey bridled at the sarcasm.
"I wish I never had to, but thanks for the constant guidance on what I should write about to make you happy."
Goldberg, pugnacious denial: "
"Constant guidance? Such as?"
Mackey:
"The previous two times you wrote to me to suggest I should change my reporting on this subject."
Goldberg...
"I don't recall ever asking you to change anything. Could you send me the emails in which I asked you to change?"
Mackey:
"I didn't say by email; the first time was by direct message; but you then emailed me last September 25, check your outbox."
Goldberg, on the run now:
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