The Rolling Stones concert in Tel Aviv, their first in Israel, was a huge success -- musically and politically. Mick Jagger shrugged off pleas to cancel from the usual anti-Israel suspects. The Israel-boycott movement was left with another defeat. The Washington Post took notice and devoted almost an entire page, including a four-column color photo of Jagger and Keith Richards, plus another photo of delirious concert-goers. (“Defying boycott call, Stones roll into Israel -- Decision highlights limited success of pro-Palestinian push for artists, intellectuals to shun country as an apartheid state” June 5, page A6) At first blush, it might seem that the Post’s account fairly covers all the relevant bases -- the rapturous success of the concert and the setback dealt to the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement, which failed to get the Stones to cancel their concert. But while these major points are reflected in the headline and in the article,...(Read Full Post)