To the editor:

Re the shortsighted editorial, "Shortsighted Thinking on Israeli Settlements":

The insistence on the part of the Palestinian Authority on the release of 104 terrorists, most of them brutal murderers, many of them mass murderers, is hardly a sign of being committed to either negotiations or peace.

Sincerely,
Alan Stein, Ph.D.

The Comedian: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Speaking to a reporter at the United Nations headquarters, Ban Ki-moon, apparently with a straight face, said: "I don't think there is discrimination against Israel at the United Nations."