The Washington Post, in its July 28 editions, ran an article by Jerusalem correspondent Janine Zacharia, with a four column headline that reads: "From Israel, mixed signals on peace effort." So what are those mixed signals and by whom are they sent? According to Zacharia, she points mostly at Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his firm support of West Bank Jewish settlements -- versus Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who's more dovish. Fair enough. I would have no problem with the Post running this kind of a story, if it were equally avid in allotting as big a spread to an article about mixed signals about the peace process emanating from the Palestinian Authority. That kind of complementary perspective, however, is totally lacking at the Post. The result: completely unbalanced coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If Zacharia were as eager to probe mixed signals from Mahmoud Abbas and the PA, there's no shortage of material. After all, while Abbas assures...(Read Full Post)