The New York Times's new Jerusalem correspondent has faced criticism for sending tweets to 'the wrong people'.`

"... Such tactics are meant to intimidate and paralyse, choke and divert the discussion over Israel's occupation and policies in the Middle East. But for every person silenced, there are growing numbers who, surveying the quality of the argument, will dismiss the pro-right Israel lobby solely on the basis of the bullying. It isn't just the nature of the bashing, but its compulsive frequency, especially when set against the paucity of actual arguments presented.

As more commentators are now saying: the trouble with this rightist campaign over Israel is in the content, which always trumps the delivery system. Incidentally, this is the theme of one of the articles that Rudoren was lambasted for tweeting, which quotes Beinart, from the book she wasn't supposed to like: "Israel does not have a public relations problem; it has a policy problem." "Rachel Shabi

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False accusations of antisemitism desensitise us to the real thing

Attacks on the New York Times's new Jerusalem correspondent undermine the credibility of Israel's rightwing defenders

Rachel Shabi

guardian.co.uk, Friday 17 February 2012

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/17/antisemitism-new-york-times-jerusalem-correspondent
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