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02AMMAN2655
2002-05-27 08:18:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Amman
Cable title:  

MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST

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UNCLAS AMMAN 002655

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/ARN, NEA/PA, NEA/AIA, INR/NESA, R/MR,
I/GNEA, B/BXN, B/BRN, NEA/PPD, NEA/IPA FOR ALTERMAN
USAID/ANE/MEA
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH
PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
USCINCCENT//CCPA, USCENTCOM REAR MACDILL AFB FL
STATE PASS TO AID

E.O. 12958: N/A

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SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST


Summary

-- Lead stories today, May 27, continue to focus on
developments in the Palestinian-ISRAELi conflict and
the U.S. involvement. Other stories highlight
President Bush's visit to Europe and his remarks
there.

Editorial Commentary

-- "Bush looks at region with one eye"

Center-left, influential Arabic daily Al-Dustour
(05/27) editorializes: "President George Bush wastes
no chances to launch harsh criticisms of the
Palestinian Authority and its leader Yaser Arafat. It
is as if the entire crisis of this region is revolving
around the one man, without even the drop of a hint of
ISRAEL's responsibility and its occupation of the
Palestinian lands for the past 35 years. It seems
that President Bush, launching his criticisms of the
Authority every chance he gets, did not get the news
about ISRAEL's recurrent invasions of Palestinians
towns and villages, nor the news about ISRAEL's
killings of men, women and children, nor the news
about the Likud's decision to reject the Palestinian
State. It is double standards that the Bush
administration is following. It is the American-
ISRAELi war against the Palestinian people, their
leadership, their cause and their rights. It is the
ultimate arrogance and meddling in other people's
affairs."
GNEHM