Hamas wants to spin the truce as reciprocal and Reuters took the bait with nary a challenging question.
“It remains a one-sided calm, and it was supposed to be reciprocal. As a result, no one should dream another calm is coming,” said Masri, whose group seeks Israel’s destruction.
As we noted earlier this year, the cease-fire is an internal Palestinian arrangement. But Reuters’ apparent acceptance of Israeli reciprocity allows Hamas and the PA to duck a more significant issue. As long as the Palestinian Authority fails to clamp down on terror, the road map itself remains stuck because dismantling the terror infrastructure is the first phase. Inventing reciprocity opens the door to blame Israel for the road map’s lack of progress.
Unfortunately, the problem isn’t limited to Reuters. The Associated Press also believes Israel is a party to the truce.
