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No more criticism

By Michael Behar, , Seattle

Week after week, month after month, in articles, op-eds and letters, the very legitimacy of the State of Israel is battled out on the pages of the JTNews. Israel’s critics are granted more than sufficient ink in the Seattle Times, The New York Times and in every other major or minor news publication. Would it be too much to expect that Washington’s sole Jewish newspaper serve as an unapologetic advocate of the Jewish state rather than just another outlet for its demonization?