Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank
(Blog Post) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants to stand down and he declines to run in the upcoming Palestine Authority elections. The decision came in the wake of the US failure to convince the Israelis to halt colonization of the West Bank and Arab East Jerusalem. It also followed a series of embarrassing flip-flops by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who praised hard line right wing PM Netanyahu for his efforts in favor of the peace ... Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins - via Google Blogsearch (World), Informed Comment
Juan Cole is always worth reading. If Israel is so chaotic in its governming structure so as to be unable to act in its own interest, Obama needs to step up to the plate. This means declaring the US supports the Saudi peace plan, with minor revisions. This in turn means Israel must get out of the West Bank and the Golan Heights, or expect to cease being a "Jewish" state.