Israel-Palestinian truce 'likely'

The BBC reports on a possible breakthrough. But note the language used by the BBC.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders will sign a truce on Tuesday to end four years of fighting, reports say.

The deal will be agreed when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for talks in Egypt on Tuesday, sources say.

Four years of fighting? How about four years of Palestinian terrorism? It was the Palestinians who issued the intifada not Israel. A point the BBC want you to ignore.

"The most important thing at the summit will be a mutual declaration of cessation of violence against each other," Mr Erekat told the Reuters news agency.

Well Beeb I'm sure if the Palestinians stopped their terrorists attacks Israel would stop killing the terrorists.

He said the agreement would also lead to the establishment of joint committees that would oversee the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails and the phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian areas of the West Bank.

And

Ms Rice earlier re-affirmed her backing for a Palestinian state and said Israel must be prepared to make tough decisions towards realising it.

Er? And Israel gets what exactly? And wasn't Arafat offered all of this years ago?

Mr Abbas, who came to power after the death of veteran leader Yasser Arafat last year, has won praise from Israel for his efforts to curb militant attacks on Israeli targets.

Veteran leader? Arafat is the father of modern terrorism!

Any doubt in your mind who the BBC side with?

Still, let's hope some good comes from it.
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