Abbas At The Abyss?

I suppose that everyone has their own personal idea of what a great leader is--and I imagine that Palestinian Arabs have their own definition of leadership as well. But whatever you may consider the hallmark of a great leader, this ain't it:

Abbas even said that the Qassam rockets being fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel are "Israel's problem" and that he does not intend to interfere. "Let the Israelis deal with it," he said.

Abbas "does not intend to interfere"? This is not a bunch of kids getting into an argument and Abbas is not "Father Knows Best"

Arutz Sheva describes a situation of increasing tension:

Terrorists claim to have detailed maps of IDF bases surrounding Gaza...the Islamic Jihad terror group has threatened to increase the firing of homemade Kassams, should the IDF implement the security procedures... Abu Abir claims that if the Israeli army orders an offensive into Gaza, the brigades will retaliate “hard and fast.”... "Just as they withdrew from their bases in Gaza, they will retreat from the bases on the northern border,” Al Batsh continued.

Meanwhile:

Abbas is barely on speaking terms with some security officials, and when he succeeds in issuing an order it is not implemented, they said.

This is not Democracy.
It's dysfunction.

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