To: Isabel Kershner and Jodi Rudoren Subject: June 6 article, with your by-lines, about Israeli approval of housing construction plans in East Jerusalem and the West Bank Predictably, Israel gets hammered on the international scene for adding more housing across the Green Line. In turn, you oblige with a four-column, 27 paragraph article (“Israel Expands Settlements to Rebuke Palestinians.”) Your lead paragraph sets the scene:  “The announcement enraged the Palestinians and flouted international opinion.” Paragraph No. 2:  Israel drew “criticism from foreign allies, including Britain, France and the United States.” Paragraph No. 5 -- State Department: “We are deeply disappointed. As we have consistently said, these actions are unhelpful and counter-productive to achieving a two-state solution.” Paragraph No. 6 -- British Foreign Secretary William Hague deplores the Israeli decision “to expand a...(Read Full Post)