Rush, rush, rush: John Kerry is using the old “There must be peace talks or else” line. You know, end of the world, no two-state solution, peace in the Middle East… and how are the Palestinians responding? Why, by refusing to sit down with Israel without preconditions.
But it’s anti-Zionism, not anti-Semitism: The anti-Semitic Palestinians are refusing to allow Jewish journalists access.
Just last week, for example, a journalist who requested a meeting between Western journalists and a top Palestinian Authority official was told “to make sure there were no Jews or Israelis” among the visitors.
The official’s aide went on to explain: “We are sorry, but we do not meet with Jews or Israelis.”
Another Palestinian journalist who tried to arrange an interview with a Palestinian Authority official for a European colleague was turned down “because the man’s name indicates he is a Jew.”
In yet another recent incident, a Palestinian Authority ministry instructed its guards to “prevent Jewish reporters” from attending an event in Ramallah.
Funny, there’s no outrage about this from Reporters Without Borders. I just don’t get it. I mean, of course they’d hit the roof if suddenly Palestinian journalists were refused access to Israelis. Oh. Wait. They already do that, because Israel restricts Palestinian access due to that little thing known as terrorism. I won’t hold my breath to hear them object to Palestinians refusing to deal with Jewish reporters.
Yeah, I won’t hold my breath: The Emir of Qatar handed the keys to the kingdom over to his son, and we get another round of stories about how this could change the Middle East. Let’s see, when were those last stories? Oh, right. When Bashar al-Assad became dictator of Syria. Whoo-boy, did he change things!