The Washington Post prides itself on its national security coverage. But the Washington Times scooped it in covering the controversy over former Amb. Charles "Chas" Freeman Jr.'s selection as chairman of the National Intelligence Council. 
An April 2009 re-convening of a U.N. conference supposedly against racism portends another bigoted assult on Israel. The role of the U.S. State Department in preparations for the gathering was sharply criticized by U.N. expert Anne Bayefsky but got whitewash treatment by the Post. 
Washington Post Deputy Editorial Page Editor Jackson Diehl declares that Binyamin Netanhayu devoted his first term as prime minister to "poisoning" U.S.-Israel relations and "strangling" Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. And if he forms the next government, he'll try to drag America into war with Iran. Faulty analysis leads to misplaced criticism. 
Israel has a guilt complex. Israel is politically sick. Israel misleads the United States. And some of its own people think its leaders are war criminals. So says recent Washington Post coverage. 
The tragic story of Khaled Abed Rabbo and his three daughters – reportedly executed by an Israeli soldier – appears in many outlets. Yet, the numerous accounts are inconsistent and are contradicted by earlier Palestinian reports.