at the Israeli settlements are in Palestinian territory and that they banished the residents out of the area so they can make the Israeli settlements. The paper also let the readers know that it is not Arafat’s fault for the failed discussion, but that he made an attempt to come and speak with Clinton, while the Israelis did not.Of the two newspapers the Seattle Times seemed to hide the facts, mainly the point that Israel was not present at the talks. In the whole article it did not mention once that Israel was not there. The paper also did not give any reference as to how many refugees there were and if they would have it would be possible that they would write the number out so it does not stick out and grab attention. According to the Seattle Times editor, numbers are easier to read and comprehend that numbers that are written with words. For example 4,000,000 or four million. Which one stands out? Since this was a topic that did not help Israel or make Israel look bad there were not to many details. Reasons can range from the editors and the writers views on the subject and the advertisers views on the subject matter.The Hamshahri on the other hand was more detailed about discussion and statistics, even though the paper is government owned. Since this was not a great victory for Israel, meaning that Israel would have surrender land, the paper tried its best to make Israel look bad, after all it is government owned.In both situations we the readers, in order to benefit and know the whole truth, it is required that we know both sides to the stories, so we are not brain washed in to believing only one side of an issue. Instead of reading and getting information from one source always try to find one more....
