An article plagued by equivalences between Israeli settlers and Palestinian terrorists quietly gives the nod to Palestinians as the ones who have held up an agreement between the two.
There are "fierce and explosive divisions within each society between those who favor a deal and those who oppose one,” begins EB. The following paragraphs seeks to substantiate this claim.
Then suddenly, in the eleventh paragraph, EB betrays his equivalence, writing, “Among Palestinians, the problem is worse.”
At this point, he allows Gerald Steinberg, chairman of the political science department of Bar Ilan University, to undermine his treasured equivalence. “Mr. Steinberg rejected what he called an 'artificial symmetry' between the peace opponents in Israel and among the Palestinians,” reports EB.
There are "fierce and explosive divisions within each society between those who favor a deal and those who oppose one,” begins EB. The following paragraphs seeks to substantiate this claim.
Then suddenly, in the eleventh paragraph, EB betrays his equivalence, writing, “Among Palestinians, the problem is worse.”
At this point, he allows Gerald Steinberg, chairman of the political science department of Bar Ilan University, to undermine his treasured equivalence. “Mr. Steinberg rejected what he called an 'artificial symmetry' between the peace opponents in Israel and among the Palestinians,” reports EB.
Israelis are skeptical about peace because of practical concerns; whereas, most Palestinians are ideologically opposed to negotiating an agreement with Israel, Steinberg argues.
When at the conclusion of his report, EB tries to shift the focus back to Israel and the “schism” inside it, the reader hardly notices. The truth about Palestinian disfunction and intransigence has seeped through into his consciousness, holding sway.
When at the conclusion of his report, EB tries to shift the focus back to Israel and the “schism” inside it, the reader hardly notices. The truth about Palestinian disfunction and intransigence has seeped through into his consciousness, holding sway.
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Good possible step in the right direction for the Times. A more nuanced view is that the divisions within Palestinian society are centered more on which party's resistance to Israel is more pragmatic, not whether or not to end the conflict w/ Israel.
ReplyDeleteDoes nobody pay attention to Palestinian society?