His letter in today's NYTimes in response to “Jihadist Groups Fill a Palestinian Power Vacuum” (front page, May 31):
We have constantly heard the mantra that Palestinian desperation is pushing Palestinians toward extremism and that the solution is to empower moderates by making concessions.
But the concessions are only viewed as weakness by the extremists who gain more power, while the moderates, who frequently are engaged in terror, whine for more concessions.
If Palestinians are desperate, it is time for them to look in the mirror and ask why their own media promote violence, why their society has no due process, and why their educational system continues to teach hate.
They need to ponder why a group of people that receives more aid per person than any group on earth continues to have no credible economic system or rule of law.
If jihadists are gaining power, it is not the fault of the West or Israel. The root cause of the conflict is accountability.
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