THE GULF WAR : Question of Censors

Israel’s MILITARY CENSORS win most of their battles with reporters, but sometimes they lose--to U.S. officials. Israel bans publication of the location of Scud missile hits, saying this could help Iraq. But recently, while Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Arens was in Washington, a missile struck central Israel. And State Department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler later revealed that the site was the neighborhood where Arens lives. “I must say that I am sorry. . . ,” Arens said. “It was heard all over the world, including Baghdad.”