An almost-good article from AP

Either I’m too tired to see the bias, or this one has very little.

Israelis Snub Senior Norwegian Diplomat
Israel’s foreign ministry canceled a planned Tuesday meeting with a top Norwegian diplomat in a sign of displeasure the day after he met with Palestinian government leaders from the Islamic Hamas group, Norwegian and Israeli officials said.

Norway’s deputy foreign minister, Raymond Johansen met Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and other government officials on Monday, becoming the first high-ranking Western official to visit leaders of the violent Islamic movement, which has killed more than 200 Israelis in dozens of suicide bombing attacks.

His spokeswoman, Gry Larsen, said a meeting scheduled at the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem for Tuesday had been called off, but she did not give further details.

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev declined to confirm that a meeting had been scheduled but said that no visit would take place, citing a Cabinet decision that followed Hamas’ January 2006 election victory.

“International dignitaries who meet with Hamas officials will not receive meetings with Israeli officials,” Regev said.

That’s what most newspapers will print. Some will print only the first three paragraphs. For once, the AP isn’t making Israel look like the villain of the piece. They even end their story with this:

Underscoring Israeli concerns, Hamas militants shot and wounded an Israeli civilian near the main cargo crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Monday while Johansen was visiting Gaza City.

Ah. There’s the bias. That belonged in the lede. Okay, yes, I must be tired.

On the other hand, Reuters does not disappoint. I’m not even going to go there.