It is important that Israel not be pressured to concede in negotiations what Hamas could not compel through force of arms. We hope President Obama and Secretary Kerry will come to the view that the only way to achieve a real and lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians – of every stripe – is for Israel to be the final arbiter of what its national security interests are. Only then will the Palestinians begin to face the world as it is, not the way they want it to be.
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