This rather strange article goes to extraordinary lengths to disprove allegations aired on CBC that Israeli interrogators were involved in abuse at Abu Ghraib. The latter half almost reads as if it is based on talking points provided by Israel's foreign office.
As far as I was aware, the CBC allegations were not taken seriously by anyone; the network itself aired an apology on the evening news for ever broadcasting them. Why would Ha’aretz risk giving such unfounded and harmful rumors more publicity, indeed, more credence, by going into such a tortured (ahem) refutation?
