To the editor: Your editorial on the deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is in some ways damning with faint praise. The Palestinian Authority chose not to take advantage of that, but chose instead to condemn the agreement, and the L.A. Times chose to sniff at it because it wasn’t part of an ultimate peace deal. Recognize it for what it is: a warming of relations between another Arab country and Israel. Rather, it is the intransigence of the Palestinian Authority to engage in any negotiations without preconditions. AdvertisementPerhaps as other Arab nations choose to have relations with Israel, the Palestinian Authority may ultimately realize how untenable its position is and will finally negotiate.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 19, 2020 10:02 UTC