Abbas Claims He Accepts Clinton Parameters -- But Has He Ever Read Them?

Jonathan D. Halevi asks the obvious question in light of Abbas' claim he accepts the Clinton Parameters: Has Mahmoud Abbas Really Accepted the Clinton Parameters on the Refugee Problem?.

Before leaving for his meeting with Obama, Abbas gave a speech to the Revolutionary Council on March 12, 2014, giving the "official stance" on the negotiations with Israel On the issue of Arab refugees, Abbas referenced the Clinton Parameters as containing 4 principles for solving the problem of Arab refugees who fled then-Palestine:

Bill Clinton Thanked Terrorist Arafat For Many Decades Of "Tireless Representation Of The Longing Of The Palestinian People"

"And I thank you for decades and decades and decades of tireless representation of the longing of the Palestinian people to be free, self-sufficient, and at home."
Bill Clinton to Yasir Arafat, October 23, 1998

Yup. Those heartfelt words were spoken by our president, Bill Clinton to "reformed terrorist" Yasir Arafat.