Headline writers should read stories first

 Dear Editor:

Despite the slant injected into the July 3 article "Hamas, Israel fall short of accepting cease-fire proposal," if one actually reads the article it's clear that while Hamas rejected the American proposal, Israel accepted it.

This is despite the fact that the unjust and one-sided proposal would have guaranteed half the remaining Israeli civilians not already murdered by Hamas would have to endure at least another 60 days of brutality and torture, while an additional undisclosed but clearly large number of Hamas terrorists, including mass murderers, would be freed.

Israel, of course, reiterated President Biden's position in the aftermath of Hamas' October 7 attack, that ultimately all the hostages kidnaped by Hamas must be freed and Hamas must never be in a position to repeat its atrocities, but that doesn't change the facts that Israel accepted the proposal while Hamas rejected it.

The headline should have reflected those facts, rather than propagating false and contradictory misinformation.

Sincerely,

Alan Stein

Natick, Massachusetts and Netanya, Israel

Sent to the Boston Globe on July 4,  2025, the 249th anniversary of America's Declaration of Independence 

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