Letter to The Washington Post

Dear Editors, In "Mideast peace talks set to begin" (7/29/13), The Washington Post published a picture that inadvertently exposes the real intentions of the Palestinians, as opposed to their ostensible willingness to negotiate with Israel. In the lower left hand picture on the second page of the article (see attached - second photo is close-up), a Palestinian woman clutches a photo of her soon-to-be-released prisoner son. In a less conspicuous part of the picture just to the left of the photo, the woman clutches another photo that shows all of Israel with a Palestinian flag running through it. What is typically reported by The Washington Post and most news organizations, not to mention the European Union and the United States, is that the Palestinians are looking for a homeland in Gaza, the West Bank, and the eastern part of Jerusalem. The picture published in the Post portrays a far different reality, one that is right out in the open for all to see, yet no one cares to acknowledge. The Palestinians are neither interested in nor prepared to accept a state in Gaza, the West Bank, and the eastern part of Jerusalem - they want the entire area including Israel. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. What more proof does the world need to see to recognize the true motivations of the Palestinian movement? Michael Berenhaus