http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/touring-the-west-bank/ Britain plans to market the West Bank as a tourist destination, according to the U.K. Telegraph: en-us uheilman@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-10-13T;19:54:00-05:00 marshb1@verizon.net Anyone who has ever listened to a BBC report- with or without reference to the level of truth in the journalism as referenced by media watch groups such as CAMERA- may be aware of their enthusiasm for the Palestinian cause.  When British journalists have been held captive one wonders why such one sided bias continues to exist. How long will it take before tourists in their interaction with the denizens of the West Bank are used by the West to tout the peaceful nature of the inhabitants and their oppression - One can only anticipate the same irrational behavior. Anyone who has ever listened to a BBC report- with or without reference to the level of truth in the journalism as referenced by media watch groups such as CAMERA- may be aware of their enthusiasm for the Palestinian cause.  When British journalists have been held captive one wonders why such one sided bias continues to exist. How long will it take before tourists in their interaction with the denizens of the West Bank are used by the West to tout the peaceful nature of the inhabitants and their oppression - One can only anticipate the same irrational behavior.

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