From the Washington Post:
In many ways, the deep split in the Israeli electorate mirrors the split within the Palestinian government, between the Fatah party that controls the West Bank and the Hamas organization that controls the Gaza Strip. Fatah favors a negotiated settlement with Israel; Hamas rejects Israel’s existence. Israeli and Palestinian societies are so divided, with such politically weak leaders, that few believe either the Israelis or the Palestinians can muster the will to reach a deal.
Fatah on one hand is headed by a Holocaust denier and another “moderate” who denies the historical Jewish ties to the land of Israel. There is no evidence that Fatah has fully rejected its terrorist past. Hamas is more explicit of its hatred towards Israel.
On the other hand, governments of Likud, Labor and Kadima have all ceded land and given resources to the PA to create their own state.
There is no mirror between the sides. This is not reporting but editorializing.
Crossposted on Soccer Dad.
