Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data El-Nawawy, Mohammed, 1968– The Israeli-Egyptian peace process in the reporting of western journalists / Mohammed El-Nawawy. p. cm.—(Civic discourse for the third millennium) ISBN 1–56750–544–9 (alk. paper)—ISBN 1–56750–545–7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Arab-Israeli conflict—Mass media and the conflict. 2. Arab-Israeli conflict—Press coverage. 3. Foreign correspondents—Israel. 4. Foreign correspondents—Egypt. 5. Mass media—Political aspects. 6. Government and the press—Israel. 7. Government and the press—Egypt. I. Title. II. Series. DS119.7.N385 2002 956—dc21 2001046315 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2002 by Mohammed el-Nawawy All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001046315 ISBN: 1-56750-544-9 1-56750-545-7 First published in 2002 Ablex Publishing, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.ablexbooks.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |