Now, in a 1, 738-word report on the difficulties the Halperin nomination has encountered, Weiner gives transparently sympathetic treatment to the nominee and his defenders.
In a nearly 2, 000 wordreport released Thursday, the committee chaired by Sir Brian Henry Leveson advised the creation of a new regulatory body, empowered and overseen by Parliament to address complaints against the press and enforce ethical standards.
But word of the Australian report and subsequent Israeli government censorship quickly rang out in the halls of Israel's Knesset, with some lawmakers sharply criticizing the government's handling of the matter.