Finally it made it to the foreign media. The column below is the cause for Haaretz' current legal troubles. Haaretz, like other paper media in Israel is under financial difficulties. In parallel, Edelson, the Vegas casino billionaire, known in the US for his staunch support of conservative causes, started distributing a free paper newspaper, making the plight of existing paper media even worse. His newspaper, Yisrael HaYom is largely seen as Bibi's propaganda organ. In short: court decisions on cases, like the one below, may cause the doom of Haaretz. jz
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To Throw or Not to Throw a Stone
By William A. Cook
A debate rages in Israel today on the truth of Amira Hass's words "Throwing a stone is the birthright and duty of anyone subject to foreign rule. Throwing stones is an action as well as a metaphor of resistance"
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