Abbas Hems And Haws--And Lies To Obama--On Incitement

Apparently, Abbas does not care who he lies to--even President Obama:

And I say in front of you, Mr. President, that we have nothing to do with incitement against Israel, and we’re not doing that. What we care about is to live in coexistence with Israel, in order to bring about the independent Palestinian state that will live side by side with Israel in peace and stability.

But that was in public, privately Abbas hedged when confronted on the issue:

At the dinner Abbas was also pressed repeatedly on the issue of incitement among Palestinians.

“I accept your accusations,” Abbas said, referring to charges of incitement on PA-run TV, according to the transcript. “I will say, OK, let us say there is incitement. How can we deal with this? Shall I talk about Israeli incitement?”

He proposed reviving a three-party committee delineated under the Wye River agreement which would monitor incitement on both sides, with the participation of an American official.

"Let us say there is incitement"? You mean there isn't??

What then was the point of theStatement on Special Envoy George Mitchell's Trip, May 9, 2010

Both parties are taking some steps to help create an atmosphere that is conducive to successful talks, including President Abbas’ statement that he will work against incitement of any sort...

The plain fact of the matter is: incitement by the PA continues under Abbas, even after May 9th--and it is well-documented:



As far as his comment "Shall I talk about Israeli incitement?"--by all means, talk about it. But Abbas had better have more to offer than Syria's representative at the UNHRC.

How much longer will everyone's favorite moderate be given a free pass on everything that comes out of his mouth?

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