Ilana Dayan gives Tzipi Livni free pass on Jerusalem issue
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 11 March 2010

Ilana Dayan featured an interview with Kadima MK Tzipi Livni on and her
Uvda (Fact) program last night on Channel 2 with most of the questions
focusing on her clashes within her own party. But when it came to policy,
Dayan gave her a free pass.

Livni explained that Shas MK Eli Yishai called her to say that Shas was
going to attribute its refusal join with her in forming a coalition - a move
that would have postponed elections - to the Jerusalem issue.

Livni said to Dayan that no one had any business questioning her loyalty to
Jerusalem and that she is just as committed to Jerusalem as Yishai is.

And it ended with that.

Ilana Dayan, with a team of researchers on her payroll, failed to follow up.

It is clear that Livni had, indeed, negotiated the division of Jerusalem
with her Palestinian counterpart. This despite assurances to Shas that
Jerusalem was not yet on the negotiating table.

But Dayan let it pass.

Livni of course has every right to think that Jerusalem should be divided.

But she can't have it both ways.

And as a journalist, its Dayan's job to make sure that politicians don't
have it both ways.

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
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