(New York Daily News) Editorial - On Monday, Jordan submitted to the UN Security Council, on behalf of Mahmoud Abbas' PA, a draft resolution creating a strict timeline for Israeli withdrawal to pre-1967 borders. Never mind legitimate Israeli fears about security - rubbed raw by an elaborate network of Gaza terror tunnels exposed during this year's hostilities with Hamas, followed by a fresh wave of PA-incited terrorist attacks against innocent civilians in recent weeks. Never mind that Israel has been ready and willing to negotiate a deal in good faith - only to run head-first into a Palestinian leadership with no interest whatsoever in coexistence. Fortunately, the U.S. sees through the ruse, with the State Department condemning the resolution for setting "arbitrary deadlines," which are "more likely to curtail useful negotiations than to bring them to a successful conclusion."
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