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Public Broadcasting Service Ombudsman Upholds Criticism of Ben Rhodes' Settlements Falsehood
(PBS) Michael Getler - On Dec. 23, PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff discussed the UN Security Council vote on a resolution condemning Israeli settlements with Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser to President Obama for strategic communications. In the course of the interview, Rhodes' grip on strategic communications failed him at two points when he talked about "thousands of new settlements are being constructed" and later on when he said, "you saw tens of thousands of settlements being constructed." On Jan. 10, the media watch organization CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America) wrote me that "Zero settlements are under construction and there have been no new settlements in some two decades." Rhodes misspoke when he talked about thousands and tens of thousands of settlements. It merits some kind of correcting or clarifying statement by the NewsHour on the air or online or both.