Israeli press publishes criticism of Lebanese action

Eye-opening piece from Suzanne Rosenberg at Editor & Publisher. She points out that although the US media has been reluctant to criticise Israel's role in the Lebanon, this has not been the case in the Israeli press. Op-ed pages have frequently carried pieces critical of the Israeli government. Akiva Eldar, writing in Ha'aretz, has been particularly critical of the response to Hezbollah's initial actions. Yossi Sarid, another Ha'aretz columnist, has also been critical of entering Lebanon, warning early on of the disastrous public relations backlash from which Israel was likely to suffer. Rosenberg writes: "These are only two of many pieces which make up a very lively and vigorous internal domestic debate within Israel". She contrasts this with the absence of such a debate in the US. (Via editorandpublisher.com)