Media Not Giving Whole Story, Says Jerusalem Mayor
Jerusalem’s Mayor Teddy Kollek said in an interview released Sunday that media reports on violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip are not giving the whole picture.
Asked in a West German radio interview to comment on Israeli troops’ treatment of Palestinian protesters, Kollek said:
“Every one of these occurrences makes me and all of us terribly sorry. But you have to see it in context. . . . Go to the Hadassah Hospital and you’ll see hundreds of Arabs who are treated and operated on free of charge, and who go there because they feel safe and comfortable.”
At least 83 Palestinians have been killed since the uprising in the occupied territories began Dec. 9.
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