Thomas Friedman: Green Shoots II

(Community Matters) Occurs to me that protests against President Obama’s pressure on both sides in Middle East negotiations have failed to acknowledge 1) that the PLO does recognize the right of Israel’s existence and 2) substantial progress is being made by the Palestinians in demands they police themselves – see Thomas Friedman’s column today about progress with Palestinian National Security Forces trained in Jordan and financed by the US. The progress is real and confirmed by Israeli generals’ dismantling of check points.