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Source: http://www.suntimes.com/news/huntley/10321942-452/mideast-shapes-presidential-race.html
No Wonder Israelis Don't See a Peace Partner
(Chicago Sun-Times) Steve Huntley - Representatives of Israel and Palestinians met five times in Jordan before Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas halted the exploratory talks to consult with the Arab League. The Israelis came to the table advocating that most Israelis live under an Israeli government and most Palestinians under Palestinian sovereignty - pretty much recognized for more than a decade as the parameters for a territorial resolution to the conflict. Palestinian and Arab rejection of that compromise, along with continuing hostility to the idea of the Jewish state, remain the obstacles to a settlement. It's probably not a coincidence that the renewed talks were accompanied by a new outburst of anti-Israel incitement in the Palestinian media. Palestinian Media Watch caught one of the Palestinian Authority's highest religious officials citing Islamic tradition on PA-TV to say it was the Palestinians' destiny to kill Jews. Another PA-TV broadcast praised the slaughter of an Israeli family of five last year. No wonder Israelis don't see a peace partner.