Jerusalem the focus of CNN weather war
Aiming to be accurate, site gets praise, barbs
CNN.com's weather site recently started listing Jerusalem as a city in Israel -- but with this caveat: "The status of Jerusalem, the seat of Israeli government, is the most contentious issue in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Palestinian and Arab leaders consider part of Jerusalem the capital of the prospective Palestinian state."
The Anti-Defamation League commended CNN.com's returning Jerusalem to the world weather page -- previously it had been a standalone city without a country designation -- but called the explanation "gratuitous."
"The conditions and forecast, whether hot or cold or sunny or rainy, do not warrant political commentary," said Abraham Foxman, national director of the ADL.
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