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November 16, 2005

On the Cutting Room Floor of Ha'aretz's English Edition

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IMRA diligently reads both the Hebrew and the English versions of Ha'aretz, sometimes leading to some very interesting finds. For instance, IMRA notes that the Hebrew version of a Nov. 13 article by Amos Harel concerning a new book by an IDF officer about the failure of the Lebanon war contains some vital information which was omitted in the English edition. IMRA writes:

For some reason the folks at Haaretz handling the English edition decided not to share with their readers one of the key finding that was highlighted in the Hebrew edition: "In the territories it was possible to partially succeed against terror and guerillas - not in Lebanon. One of the conclusions is that it is difficult to win a war in an area when you sit outside. In Judea and Samaria we fight from inside, inside a delineated area, where we have a reasonable ability to prevent the movement of people and weapons." The editors of the Hebrew edition felt this was so important that they featured the lines "In the territories it was possible to partially succeed against terror and guerillas - not in Lebanon. One of the conclusions is that it is difficult to win a war in an area when you sit outside." as a headline in the article.

Posted by TS at November 16, 2005 04:02 AM

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