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Article: What happened at Jenin; The massacre that never was.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 14, 2002
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Byline: Helle Dale,THE WASHINGTON TIMES
It is not very strange that many Jews have started to suggest the world is seeing a resurgence of anti-Semitism. Some will counter that charges of anti-Semitism constitute a kind of race card that can be played whenever political disagreements over the Middle East arise. On occasion that may be the case, but the extraordinary readiness of many, particularly in Europe, to believe the very worst about Israel and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is striking.
Take, for instance, the so-called "Jenin massacre." Remember the screaming headlines and the front- page pictures of devastation as Israeli troops fought their way ...