https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/07/08/tatler-in-israel-palestinians-are-afraid-of-mitt-according-to-prominent-israeli-journalist/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:52:48 -0400<![CDATA[My tour of Israel continues with the Young Jewish Conservatives. Today we had the opportunity to meet with Gil Hoffman &#8212; the Chief Political Correspondent of the Jerusalem Post. He told us that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s trip to Israel in a few days is because the &#8220;Palestinians are afraid of Mitt&#8221; and understand that he has a good chance of winning the election. The Palestinians are worried that a potential President Romney, who is scheduled to visit Israel soon, as well, will be much harder on them, and therefore believe that now is the time to draw as many concessions out of Israel as they can while the equivocating Obama is still in office. Apparently the Palestinians made a gesture to Clinton to get the ball rolling.]]>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:58:51 -0400<![CDATA[Sam Levine]]>https://pjmedia.com/sam-levine/2012/07/08/tatler-in-israel-palestinians-are-afraid-of-mitt-according-to-prominent-israeli-journalist-n167859