Abbas Orders An Independent Palestinian Media

The Jerusalem Post reports that Chairman Mahmoud Abbas wants to change Palestinian television programming and cease the long-standing policy of being exclusively a political house organ. The goal is to "democratize" the media and make it free and independent.

Personally, I'm underwhelmed by this news. If it's accurate about Abbas' desires, the terrorist elements won't sit still and let it happen. Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad have a habit of sending steel-jacked reminders of what is acceptable. And, even if the terrorists don't object, the best that could be hoped for from a "new" Palestinian media would be another al-Jazeera.