This NY Times staff-ed admits Hamas is the biggest obstacle to peace, but still expects Israeli concessions to the PA:
Israel could have reinforced Mr. Abbas’s position and increased the chances for progress with a series of low-risk steps: committing to serious negotiations, freezing the expansion of settlements and easing restrictions on civilians’ movements in the West Bank. Those steps would have given new hope to Palestinian moderates and thereby increased the political pressure on Hamas to abandon terrorism.
Imagine the Times demanding the Palestinians to recognize Israel’s right to exist, renounce terror and honor previous agreements to “reinforce” and “give hope” to mainstream Israelis who already accept a two-state solution. Naaaaaah.
