Reading Jerusalem correspondent Joel Greenberg's article in the Monday, July 4, edition of the Washington Post about Israel's success in getting Greece to stymie the Gaza flotilla, I had two reactions: What took the Post so long? and better late than never. But after reading Greenberg's entire catch-up article, I also find that it's still incomplete in many important respects. First the timing: Greek naval commandos took control of one of the flotilla ships, the U.S. Audacity of Hope, on Friday and forced it back to Greece. It would be normal journalism for the correspondent of a daily newspaper to report this -- and its many ramifications -- the next day, in the Saturday edition. It didn't happen. Well, at least then in the Sunday edition. That didn't happen either. Greenberg skipped two full news cycles before weighing in with a Monday piece. ('As Gaza flotilla stalls, Israel hails ''success'' -- Repeat of Deadly 2010 Clashes Averted' page A6). That's shortchanging Post readers who expect timely news, not warmed over news. And even when you Greenberg finally digs to report Israel's diplomatic success in....
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