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| Israel rejects US request to re-open anti-incitement council with Palestinians |
| 2014-02-05 |
| [Jerusalem Post] Israel has rejected a US proposal to launch an anti-incitement council for the purpose of preventing provocative statements from both Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Channel 10 reported on Tuesday. The proposal was offered by US peace envoy Martin Indyk after many complaints had been made by the Israeli government itself charging the Palestinian Authority with constant hate-mongering and incitement within their educational system and government. Dropping Pre-K hate slogan memorization and Kalashnikov classes would simply be a bridge too far. Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz rebuffed the request, stating that Israel is not interested in supplying the Palestinian Authority with a cover under which they will simply continue to spread hatred. Palestinian "cover" is the job of the UN. Little if any additional assistance appears to be required. Channel 10 quoted Steinitz as saying that "the Palestinian Authority knows what it is doing" and that in order to truly resolve the issue, "the incitement in the media under Abu Mazen's [PA President Mahmoud Abbas] jurisdiction must first stop." The anti-incitement council began soon after the Oslo Accords but has not been in use over the past few years. It is one of the few councils that include both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. A return to doing what obviously failed before but expecting different results ? |
| Posted by:Besoeker |