KRISTOF ILL-INFORMED

In his July 29 column, Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times displays his lack of knowledge concerning Israel and its neighbors ("Tough Love for Israel"). He says Israel's security measures have reduced terrorism but they bolster Hamas and undermine Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. He says Abbas is Israel's "most reasonable partner ever."

This is the same Abbas who sent a letter of congratulations to the family of the recently released Samir Kuntar, the Arab terrorist who bashed the head of a 4-year-old Israeli girl. The same Abbas allows vicious anti-Israel incitement in his government-run newspapers, including allegations that Israelis are conducting Nazi- like experiments on Palestinian prisoners and that Israelis are bringing huge rats into East Jerusalem that mysteriously attack Arabs but not Jews.

Mr. Kristof suggests that Israel negotiate with Syria and give away the Golan Heights. Israel has done just that in the past, but with disastrous results to the many Israelis who were murdered by Syrian terrorists firing into Israel from the Golan Heights.

Israel foolishly gave up the Gaza Strip to the Arab terrorists. Almost every day Arab terrorists fire bombs into Israel from Gaza.

Mr. Kristof does not encourage tough policies toward extremist Muslims. He hardly recognizes that there is such a thing as Arab- Muslim terrorists.