Palestinian Prime Minister Admits What New York Times Won’t
Unlike the New York Times editorial board, which blames only Israel for the lack of peace talks even though the country has repeatedly urged Palestinian leaders to restart talks, the Palestinian Prime Minister is at least willing to admit that his side has some responsibility in the matter.
“My own assessment is that conditions are not ripe, at this juncture, for a meaningful resumption of talks,” Fayyad told a black-tie dinner hosted by the American Task Force on Palestine.
“All it is likely to produce under current conditions is defensiveness on the part of the parties … leading to a positioning game … to try to establish a position where it is the other’ party’s fault,” he added.
Will the Times, which increasingly seems to pick its Mideast stories based on how closely they hew to the editorial board’s political positions, cover Fayyad’s statement?
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