Letter to The Washington Post

Dear Editor, In "Abbas: Talk could begin after UN vote" (11/13/12), The Washington Post states that "peace talks have stalled over Israel's refusal to first halt settlement construction." But is it Israel's refusal or the Palestinian's demand that their pre-condition be met that has stopped the negotiations? Many would say It is the latter, not the former. While Israel has offered time and again to sit down and negotiate, the Palestinians have laid out an ultimatum to Israel which they demand must be met prior to any negotiations. Yet the Post chooses - again - to blame Israel. Only an ingrained bias could continually blame Israel while ignoring or whitewashing the part played by its enemies. This is a bias so deep that the Washington Post apparently can't even see it.