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With Israel, Against Terror
(Weekly Standard) William Kristol - The latest terror attack took place in West Jerusalem, making clear - once again - that the goal of many Palestinians is not to adjust borders but to eliminate Israel, getting Jews out of the one place in the Middle East they remain. Given that, Americans and the members of Congress who represent them should ask: What is the reason for further delaying the move of the American embassy to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel since 1948? What is the rationale for the State Department not recognizing Israel as the land of your birth if you're born in West Jerusalem? Why shouldn't at least some of the aid to Abbas' Palestinian Authority be suspended and made contingent on their stopping incitement against Israelis and Jews? For that matter, why does the administration add fuel to a dangerous fire by denouncing Israel every time an apartment building is constructed in a neighborhood that everyone agrees would be part of Israel if there were to be a peace agreement? An obsession with the "peace process" encourages Palestinians to think that with a little more pressure - ranging from terror to boycotts - Israel can be forced to make concessions. But having pulled out of Gaza, and having tried time and again to respect Palestinian wishes and demands (God forbid Jews should intone prayers themselves on the Temple Mount), Israel is not now going to make further concessions under pressure. Nor should she. It should be a priority for Congress to signal unequivocally that America stands with Israel in our common fight against terror and barbarism.