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November 12, 2015
Israel
Israel, "Racism," and "Apartheid"
One of the most common Palestinian attacks on Israel is that it is building a racist and "apartheid" society. Here is a minor but standard example from Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian official who is a…
January 1, 2012
Israel
Resumed Israeli-Palestinian Talks Are Risky But Necessary
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat speaks during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on January 2, 2012. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet this week after more than …
October 28, 2014
Middle East and North Africa
Liberty and the Palestinian Authority
Palestinian Authority officials have given thousands of speeches over the years about removing the Israeli occupation, freeing Palestinians, self-government, and the like. But today --as in the days…
May 25, 2012
Middle East and North Africa
Peace Was Not at Hand
In the Weekly Standard I commented recently on the account former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has given of the peace negotiations he led near the end of his term in office. Here are some ex…
October 7, 2014
A Word from Mr. Erekat
The top Palestinian negotiator with Israel, Saeb Erekat, spoke about the recent war in Gaza this week. He made two claims: that 12,000 Palestinians had been killed, and that 96% of them had been civi…