CPJ BLASTS ISRAEL'S ATTACK: The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement condemning Israel's destruction of the Palestinian Authorities' TV and radio studios. "We condemn this reprehensible attack," said CPJ Executive Director Ann Cooper. "By repeatedly targeting these media, Israel is not only depriving the Palestinian public of news and information, but also placing all journalists covering conflicts at risk by potentially undermining their civilian status." Sounds like journalists sticking up for journalists. But Charles Johnson has pointed out that the Palestinian media are little more than propaganda mouthpieces calling for the destruction of Israel. Slate's Annie Applebaum reports:

"Worst of all are the TV programs for children. I was shown some of these when in Israel a few years ago and can testify to their creepiness: I distinctly remember groups of little girls chanting, "Death to Israel" while smiling adults looked on with approval. Even when they don't advocate violence, children's television does persistently broadcast the message that all of Israel is really Palestine, and that all of Israel therefore belongs to the Arabs."