Viajero wrote: I haven't seen Rashomon, but I understand the reference: three or more people saw the same event and give widely divergent accounts of it. I think this cuts to the core of the difficulty in describing Middle East history and current events. Who among us can see without using a mental filter? I do not claim this ability. Despite my high estimate of my own objectivity, I am uncomfortably aware that from time to time I am simply WRONG. I daresay portions of articles are indeed tinged (or infected) with pro-Israeli or pro-Palestinian bias. We might never eliminate either of these biases entirely. But we can work at it. The key is identification: if it smells, change it. Refactor the article so that it says the same thing but /attributes/ POV to its proponent. I don't know why this is so hard, but (A) it really is hard and (B) it really is important. Let's do it. Ed Poor, aka Uncle Ed