New Mideast Reality

Published February 9, 2005

Given the feistiness of Israeli politicians, it was most unusual that Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz should not only have admitted error this week but have done so in so apologetic a way.

A fortnight ago, the daily newspaper Haaretz broke a major story. Under the headline, "Secret land grab," it reported that last July the government had taken action to strip thousands of Palestinians of their...