What follows is an abridged version of The New York Times story on East Jerusalem tensions:
the [Israeli] spokesman, Stephan Miller, said…
The Obama administration’s Middle East envoy, George J. Mitchell, said Tuesda…
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in an interview on Israel Radio..
[Mrs Clinton] said at a news conference…
In Jerusalem, Mr. Netanyahu issued a statement saying…
said Dore Gold, a former Israeli ambassador to the…
As Mr. Netanyahu said in Parliament on Monday…
Israeli officials also say…
David Axelrod, a top White House official, said…
But [Israeli] government opponents say…
Hagit Ofran of Peace Now charged…
Wait: the last two paragraphs– which [UPDATE] have been eliminated from subsequent version of the piece:
For the Palestinian leadership, the clash between Israel and the United States feels a little like a gift since the spotlight is off them.
“Some Palestinians are saying that we should send police and soldiers to guard Netanyahu and Lieberman because they are so good for our cause,” one Palestinian leader joked.
