One thing can be said about many of those that read The New York Times: They are sharp people. Thus, when the content is not up to snuff, they are right there to set that matter straight.
On Monday, April 13, a preposterous, biased op-ed appeared on A21 that, among other infractions, sought to equate Benjamin Netanyahu to the leader of Hamas in Damascus. For several months now, NYT has slowly sought to legitimize Hamas' participation in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. This op-ed was part of that subtle campaign.
Shlomo Avineri, professor of political science at Hebrew University, put a wedge in this effort by reminding readers that Hamas is an enemy of all Jewish people. In his letter, Avineri points out that Hamas' charter expresses hateful, venomous language toward Jews, not (just) Israelis, strengthening the position that Hamas is an anti-Semitic group not to be dealt with.
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