Original sentence: Erekat, part of the Israeli-Fatah negotiations team has been noted by the Israeli media and criticized for stating in November 2007 that the Palestinians will not accept Israel as 'Jewish state' and for his radio statement that, "no state in the world connects its national identity to a religious identity.Erekat, the most prominent representative on Western television stations for the Palestinians, came under criticism after Palestinian spokesmen, himself included, characterized Israel's operations in Jenin as a massacre since its early stages.However, Erekat followed earlier statements that he "stand[s] by the term "massacres"" and rejected the UN report.Israeli voices and conservative commentators leveled accusations that the international press preferred the Jenin "massacre hoax" to the facts causing harm to Israel's image, and accused the Palestinians and Erekat of lying
Edited sentence: Erekat was subjected to ridicule and criticism for stating in November 2007 that the Palestinians will not accept Israel as 'Jewish state' and for his radio statement that, "no state in the world connects its national identity to a religious identity.Erekat, an occasional representative of the Palestinians for Western media consumption, came under heavy criticism and ridicule after Palestinian spokesmen, himself included, charged that Israel's anti-terrorist infrastructure operations in Jenin were perversely a massacre since its early stages.However, Erekat followed earlier statements that he "stand[s] by the term "massacres"" and rejected the UN report.. Less intellectually lazy commentators noted the international press preferred the Jenin "massacre hoax" story to the facts thus causing harm to Israel's image, and were fully justified in accusing the Palestinians and Erekat of lying