Ook Amerikaanse kranten twijfelen nu aan Israels oprechte vredeswil

De site Mondoweiss heeft een stuk overgenomen van Alex Kane ( alexbkane.wordpress.com ) dat ik dus op mijn beurt ook weer deels overneem, waarin wordt aangegeven hoe de Amerikaanse kranten reageren op de Palestine Papers. Hier in Nederland horen we - zelfs bij de verstokte christen- en andere Israel groupies -  geluiden dat nu toch wel enigszins getwijfeld mag worden of Israel echt zo serieus aan het onderhandelen was en of die Palestijnen wel zo stijfkoppig waren als de Israelische spreekbuizen ons wilden doen geloven. Kane laat zien dat het in Amerika niet anders is (behalve dan bij de New York Times, waar ze een verstokte zionist als correspondent hebben).   

The Washington Post reports:

For Israel, the documents could prove problematic because they show the earnestness with which the Palestinians pushed for a deal, despite Israeli protestations that they have no partner for peace

Jeremy Ben-Ami, the executive director of J Street, told the Jerusalem Post that the documents highlight "the ongoing intransigence of the Israeli government."
In a statement, Americans for Peace Now said:

These documents -- if authentic -- highlight a reality that peace process cynics have long sought to deny: Israel has a far more real "partner" than it has ever been willing to admit. The documents underscore the fact that, sadly, Israel has not capitalized on the opportunity for peace this partner represents.

The Los Angeles Times' Edmund Sanders similarly writes:

For one thing, the documents show that Palestinian leaders appeared to be far more willing to cut a peace deal than most Israelis — and even many Palestinians — believed.
In contrast to Israelis' portrayal of Palestinian leaders as rejectionists, the Palestinians come across in the papers as the side best-prepared, with maps, charts and compromises, even broaching controversial tradeoffs that went beyond what their own people were likely ready to accept.

Even the Wall Street Journal has something similar to say:  Charles Levinson writes that "Israel, meanwhile, is portrayed in the documents as slowing the Mideast peace process by turning down unprecedented Palestinian concessions."
The only major American newspaper that didn't report this central theme that has emerged from the "Palestine Papers" is the New York Times, which published Ethan Bronner's "analysis" claiming that the documents "open a door" on peace talks.