Will Palestinian interaction with Israel be stopped?
Criticism of the Committee for Interaction with Israeli Society has grown louder after a Palestinian delegation offered condolences for the death of an Israeli officer.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — A group promoting understanding between the Palestinian and Israeli communities is under fire again by those who say it's doing more harm than good.
The Committee for Interaction with Israeli Society has been criticized since its creation in December 2012. That criticism recently intensified after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent an official delegation to offer his condolences on the the death of Brig. Gen. Munir Amar. Amar, who headed the Israel Defense Forces' civil administration in the West Bank, after his small airplane crashed March 25 in northern Palestine.
