Response to "Netanyahu’s victory, US must reconsider relationship with Israel"

After reading Michael Cohen's highly critical article "Netanyahu’s victory, US must reconsider relationship with Israel" I could not help but notice no mention of the fact that Mahmoud Abbas has repeatedly asserted he will never accept "two states for two peoples" and has consistently refused to come to the table for direct talks "sans" pre-conditions even during the 10 month building freeze .

Violent upheavals in the Middle East and the continuation of incitement against Jews and Israel  would seem to be a logical explanation for Netanyahu's observation that there can never be another Palestinian Arab State. That being said,  if and when conditions were to improve and Abbas  were to recognize  and accept Israel's right to exist as a sovereign Jewish State, perhaps the time would come   to talk about two states. But until that happens, why are the White House and State Dept simply  ignoring the facts , castigating Netanyahu and planning to punish Israel for reacting to this?  Why is the media not acting responsibly and questioning our leaders about this unfair double standard?

Carol Denbo

Swampscott MA

Sent to Globe in March 2015//never published