Minister of Tourism Dr. Uzi Landau is calling on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to halt negotiations with the PA (Palestinian Authority) in light of the two fatal terror attacks this week. Two IDF soldiers HY”D were murdered in separate attacks.

For one thing, Landau insists that Israel must demand a formal PA condemnation of the attacks for to date, there has not been any such statement made from PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). The PA WAFA news agency announced on Tuesday, 20 Tishrei 5774 that despite reports that such a statement was made by the PA leader, those reports are incorrect.

Landau is also demanding a change in the PA education system for it continues to teach PA students from a young age that Jews are monkeys.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)