Flipping through the Times Sports Section today, we were momentarily confused by the verbiage in Karen Crouse's article about 20-year-old Israeli player Shahar Peer, who is supported at matches by many people from her homeland. "I go on the court and I feel like I'm playing in Israel or something," Peer told the paper. Crouse took this sentiment and put it in her own Jewy, Jewy words. "All the Israeli-flag-waving, Hebrew-shouting fans in the stands made Peer, who was born in Jerusalem, feel as at home as pastrami between two slices of rye bread." We'll give the sportswriter an A for effort, and maybe a C- for conflating "Israel" with "Katz's Deli." The Times would do well to mimic some aspects of the Post's great sports coverage, but perhaps next time, skip the broad stereotypes.

No Stars in Half of Draw, but Israeli Basks in a Glow [NYT]
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