Were Tony Blair and the Quartet objective players in the Mideast peace negotiations? A new report shows they were heavily funded by the United Arab Emirates.
The Quartet published a report in which it blasted Israel for building in Judea and Samaria, comparing it to Palestinian terror. It also criticized the Palestinians for inciting to terrorism. PA officials claim the Quartet is biased in Israel's favor and has ceased to serve as an impartial mediator.
The plans were announced as a response to the recent wave of Palestinian terror attacks. As usual, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon denounced Israel's decision thought he made no such statement against Palestinian incitement or terror.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which represents 57 Muslim states, has censured a report by the Quartet on the Middle East, claiming that the document is biased in Israel’s favor.
The Quartet of Mideast negotiators - the UN, US, EU and Russia - published its latest report in which it blasts Israel for building in Judea and Samaria and compares such construction to terrorism. On the flip-side, and in a first-ever for the Quartet, the report focused heavily on Palestinian incitement.
In a meeting with Israeli Jewish and Arab regional council heads from the Galilee, Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas declared he would judge newly-appointed Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman by what he does and not by what he says or has said in the past.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Kerry in Berlin on Thursday to discuss ways to end the wave of Palestinian terrorism in Israel.
PA President Abbas' Fatah party, which claimed responsibility for the murder of young parents, celebrated the terror attack, joined by masses of Palestinians.
Palestinian Authority Chair Mahmoud Abbas' nullification of any previous agreements with Israel at the UN this week did not dampen the Quartet's misguided determination to restart the peace process.
