(IMRA)..Yossi Verter at Haaretz, just raring to go with a write up that is going to use a simply devastating poll to attack those Neanderthals who don't believe in the truth that he holds so dear - that he and all his enlightened pals know is the absolute and incontrovertible truth (that if we would just agree to withdraw to the '67 lines that there would be utopian peace).
And to make the point you arranged for the following question to be included in the poll.
"May our continued presence in the territories lead to a bi-national state?"
It will be a perfect way to drive the message home that those Neanderthals are completely out of touch with the nation.
And then comes the e-mail from an assistant to Prof. Camil Fuchs from the Department of Statistics at Tel Aviv University.
The results:
"May our continued presence in the territories lead to a bi-national state?Yes 28%No 53%"
Oops.
The stupid Israeli public!
What a dilemma.
On the one hand, this is an incredibly interesting poll result. So from the standpoint of being newsworthy, it certainly should be shared with the readers of the paper.
On the other hand, it doesn't help the cause.
And to make the point you arranged for the following question to be included in the poll.
"May our continued presence in the territories lead to a bi-national state?"
It will be a perfect way to drive the message home that those Neanderthals are completely out of touch with the nation.
And then comes the e-mail from an assistant to Prof. Camil Fuchs from the Department of Statistics at Tel Aviv University.
The results:
"May our continued presence in the territories lead to a bi-national state?Yes 28%No 53%"
Oops.
The stupid Israeli public!
What a dilemma.
On the one hand, this is an incredibly interesting poll result. So from the standpoint of being newsworthy, it certainly should be shared with the readers of the paper.
On the other hand, it doesn't help the cause.
Can I just drop it altogether from the report?
Not so simple. After all, 491 people got a call for this poll and there is a chance that one of them will see the paper and notice the censorship. Add to that that the pollster will know we pulled a fast one. And someone in the phone bank might tell.
So here is the solution: Don't mention it in the text of the write up in either Hebrew or English. While the Hebrew version on internet includes the tables (that include the result for this question), the English version doesn't include tables. So the English speaking audience we are trying to influence with our message can be spared the confusion of the result.
Once again. A message to those reading Haaretz in English: learn Hebrew!
Once again. A message to those reading Haaretz in English: learn Hebrew!
So here is the message to all 2 State solution lovers:
May our continued presence in the territories lead to a bi-national state?Yes 28% No 53%
