Israel Matzav

A reality check on Abu Mazen's willingness to make peace

I wish all the delusional morons who actually think that the 'peace process' is going to lead to peace would read and listen to Khaled Abu Toameh (Hat Tip: Bad Blue).

What are the chances that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas would ever sign a peace agreement with Israel?

The answer: zero.

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Abbas is not interested in reaching any deal with Israel: he knows that such a move would require him to make concessions. Abbas knows that Israel will never give him 100% of his demands; that is enough for him to refuse to sign any historic agreement.

Like Arafat, Abbas does not want to go down into history as the first Palestinian leader to make concessions, especially on sensitive issues such as refugees and Jerusalem.

In 2000, Arafat rejected Prime Minister Ehud Barak's generous offer, which included more than 90% of the territories captured by Israel in the Six Day War.

Arafat turned down the offer because he was afraid of being condemned by Arabs and Muslims for having "sold out to the Jews." Arafat was later quoted as explaining that if he made any concessions to Israel he would "end up drinking coffee with [slain Egyptian President] Anwar Sadat up there."

So if Arafat, the popular symbol and leader of the Palestinians was unable to make any concessions to Israel, who is Abbas to accept anything less than 100%?

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Abbas has even gone a step further by mobilizing Palestinian public opinion against Israel to a point where his people are not even ready to see him meeting with Vice Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz.

Abbas's Palestinian Authority has been denouncing Israel and many of its leaders, including Mofaz, as war criminals. This is why when, two weeks ago, Palestinians heard that Mofaz was planning to visit Ramallah to meet with Abbas, hundreds took to the streets to protest.

Abbas quickly succumbed, and called off the meeting with Mofaz.

The next time Abbas plans to meet with any Israeli government official, Palestinians will once again take to the streets to protest.

'But we have to do SOMETHING,' say our moronic Leftists. 'No, you don't,' says Khaled Abu Toameh, who knows better.

Under the current circumstances, the wisest thing to do would be to maintain the status quo until the emergence of a new Palestinian leader who would have the true courage to make peace with Israel.

Indeed. With two provisos.

1. Don't expect it to happen anytime soon.

2. Stop acting as if we're holding the land in trust for the 'Palestinians.' All that does is let them hold out hope o destroying us.

Labels: Abu Mazen, Khaled Abu Toameh, Middle East peace process, Palestinian state RIGHT NOW syndrome, two-state solution

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:24 PM