Letter to New York Times

From: Dr. Michael Berenhaus
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 7:32 PM
To: letters@nytimes.com
Cc: public@nytimes.com
Subject: letter to the editor

Dear Editor,

The New York Times, in an effort to show some hope that Hamas will change its terror policy, lists the PLO as evidence of an organization that “was born in terrorism” and has since changed [In The Mideast, A Giant Step Back, Jan. 27, 2006]. The only thing that ever changed about the PLO is how newspapers like The New York Times covered them. The PLO never gave up terror, never removed the goal of the destruction of Israel from its charter, and never stopped inciting its youth to hate Jews.

The New York Times states that “Hamas has a choice between governing and terror.” Untrue. They could do exactly what their predecessor did – do both. If the world was gullible enough to accept this ploy in the first place, why wouldn’t they fall for it again?

Michael Berenhaus