Only if you are naive enough to believe the article presents all of the relevant facts. Columnists want to create narratives and tend to ignore those facts which undermine the narrative (no matter what side of political spectrum they are on). There are simply too many open questions (i.e. why were soldiers using tear gas in the first place if there was no threat?) to take the article at face value. Especially given the backdrop where we have an audience of people who are convinced that the Palestinians bear no responsibility for the quagmire that exists and reject any suggestion that Israeli soldiers might be acting appropriately given the facts on the ground.
Good points, but could equally be said about any article painting Palestinians in a bad light. Somewhere in the middle of the opposing media stories is the truth, no doubt, but still leaves the hypocrisy - in my mind at least - of condemning only those acts of war or violence against children when the aggressor is someone we approve of.
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