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Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
Weekly Commentary: A message to Abbas: haggling with a democracy different than with dictatorship |
Weekly Commentary: A message to Abbas: haggling with a democracy different These are the indisputable facts: #1. In the waning days of PM Ehud Olmert's administration, Olmert offered #2. If Abbas had accepted the outline of PM Olmert's generous offer, it #3. But Mahmoud Abbas decided to hold out for even more concessions. And he #4. As a result of the Israeli elections, a Likud lead coalition did indeed As a negotiating tactic, Mahmoud Abbas walked away from the Israeli "stall" Now this tactic may make sense when negotiating with a stable dictatorship. But Israel isn't a stable dictatorship. It is a democracy. And we changed, via the ballot box, the man in the Israeli "stall". And the new man in the "stall" has absolutely no obligation to honor the In a word, Mahmoud Abbas blew it. And that's his problem. Not ours. Here's the puzzle: if Abbas is so confident that his final status demands But instead he is burning time dickering over pre-conditions for direct There are some reports that Mahmoud Abbas thinks he can manipulate the A word of advice for Mr. Abbas: Your manipulations may indeed lead to a You blew it when you walked away from Ehud Olmert's "stall". Don't repeat the mistake with Netanyahu. Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis) |
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