Israel Radio narrative of 4th release overlooks Kerry lie (release of Israeli Arab terrorists)

Israel Radio narrative of 4th release overlooks Kerry lie (release of Israeli Arab terrorists). HT: Imra.Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 4 April 2014

Fact: Israel never agreed to releasing pre-Oslo Israeli Arab terrorists as part of the 4th round of releases and Secretary of State John Kerry misled the Palestinians and told them that Israel had agreed to release them.

This is not something told to reporters by tertiary sources.

It isn't even something told on background not for attribution.

It is something that senior Israeli ministers have said for attribution. And they have said this in interviews broadcast on Israel Radio over the past week.

And yet. this morning, Israel Radio diplomatic correspondent, Chico Menashe, declined to mention this critical fact in his long report this morning on Israel Radio Reshet Bet's morning news magazine. Instead he opted for a bizarre narrative that the United States was being too generous to Israel and that this created a problem.

Again: the 4th release as far as the Palestinians are concerned includes the Israeli Arabs. And this wasn't going to happen in a vacuum.

PM Netanyahu made this clear from the start.

This is a mess caused by Secretary of State Kerry's decision to apparently make the assumption that he could easily force PM Netanyahu to release the Israeli Arabs.

But PM Netanyahu was absolutely honest in explaining that it would take very special and unique circumstances to make it possible for the Cabinet to approve the release of the Israeli Arab terrorists.

When Chico Menashe opts not to mention this critical fact he fails to serve his audience.

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis) (Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava) Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730