Comments on: Harry Reid to Obama: Hello, Palestinians? http://www.yourish.com/2009/06/20/7902 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Alex Bensky http://www.yourish.com/2009/06/20/7902/comment-page-1#comment-36773 Alex Bensky Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:31:28 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=7902#comment-36773 I may be overanalyzing Reid's statement, perhaps out of shock that he'd actually say something like this, but all I can tell is that he seems to be saying that the Palestinians must make a renewed commitment to peace. I will be more impressed when he or anyone else says something about requiring the Palestinians to take actual, ascertainable steps. Perhaps, say, a lessening of the anti-Semitic and anti-Israel swill that spews out of pretty much every single available Palestinian source. Note I'm not suggesting the Palis should cut it out altogether; be nice but highly unlikely. Until Reid or anyone else in the administration or the Democratic leadership starts asking for deeds from the Palestinians rather than words, I will take their statements as pretty much meaningless. I may be overanalyzing Reid’s statement, perhaps out of shock that he’d actually say something like this, but all I can tell is that he seems to be saying that the Palestinians must make a renewed commitment to peace.

I will be more impressed when he or anyone else says something about requiring the Palestinians to take actual, ascertainable steps. Perhaps, say, a lessening of the anti-Semitic and anti-Israel swill that spews out of pretty much every single available Palestinian source. Note I’m not suggesting the Palis should cut it out altogether; be nice but highly unlikely.

Until Reid or anyone else in the administration or the Democratic leadership starts asking for deeds from the Palestinians rather than words, I will take their statements as pretty much meaningless.

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