(National Review) Clifford D. May - Isolating Israel internationally has long been a goal shared by all Palestinian leaders. Mahmoud Abbas has found that abandoning negotiations actually has helped him advance toward that goal. Abbas has not been penalized or even harshly criticized for refusing to negotiate with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On the contrary, European leaders, along with most of the media, prefer not to mention it. They either lament "the breakdown" of the dialogue - as though it were a car that had stalled - or place the blame on Israel. The writer is president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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