The New York Times' faulty news judgement has struck again – front page coverage of the seven Palestinian students in Gaza who were temporarily denied their Fulbright scholarships, but none of a major French court decision in the famed Muhammad al Dura case. The court decided in favor of a critic's right to charge the event was a "hoax." 
Nicholas Kristof's "Tough Love for Israel" (New York Times, July 24) demonstrates his vast ignorance regarding Israel and its neighbors, along with his proclivity to choose to "forget" messy facts which get in the way of his simplistic view of Israel as the major obstacle to peace. 
The controversial release of terrorist Samir Kuntar as part of a recent prisoner exchange between Israel and Hizballah has been accompanied by an effort by some media to whitewash his actions. 
The prisoner exchange between Hezbollah and Israel was accompanied by heavy media coverage of the actual deal as well as related events. Not all of the mainstream coverage is accurate. 
A front-page feature on April 1, 2008 in both the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune highlights the serious issue of Palestinian indoctrination with detailed examples of Hamas incitement in children’s television shows and in mosques. 
A 19-month CAMERA study of guest Op-Eds about the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Washington Post, New York Times and Los Angeles Times found that pro-Arab Op-Eds and/or those critical of Israel overwhelmingly outnumbered pro-Israel Op-Eds and/or those critical of Arabs. No Op-Ed by an Israeli official appeared, though there were four Op-Eds by Arab officials. 
Israel's security requirements are one of the most important 'core issues' to be discussed by Israeli and Palestinian negotiators. Many journalists, however, downplay Israel's security needs by wrongly omitting them from lists of core issues.