Michael Getler ["The Language of Terrorism," ombudsman, Sept. 21] says that readers who complain that the Washington Post's coverage "is biased against Israel" frequently cite the paper's "description of people or organizations that carry out or sponsor suicide bombings as "˜militants' rather than "˜terrorists.' "
In an attempt to draw parallels between the two sides, USA Today's August 21 editorial "Nurture peace hopes" completely misrepresents current Israeli-Palestinian realities by trying to present an Israeli-Palestinian "cycle of tit-for-tat bloodshed." Israeli counter-terrorism is no more part of a "cycle of bloodshed" than police arresting murderers is part of a "cycle of crime."
Correspondent Molly Moore’s often problematic coverage of Israeli-Palestinian news is highlighted by her dispatch, “A Leader's Conflicting Impulses; Palestinian Is Known for Strong Views, but Shuns Confrontation,” page one, The Washington Post, May 10.