Observation: Mahmoud Abbas 2: Israel Radio 0
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 14 March 2011

Israel Radio is broadcasting portions of an exclusive interview with PA head
Mahmoud Abbas over the course of today.

Abbas condemned the murders in Itamar but was not asked if killing settlers
was legal within the framework of the Palestinian position that they have
some kind of international right to engage in “resistance” against the
occupation.

This is a critical issue. Then PM Rabin insisted that Arafat formally
forfeit the right to engage in anything but political resistance on behalf
of the Palestinians people as a prerequisite to Oslo.

But from the first day the Palestinians have ignored this.

As for “incitement”, Abbas repeated what the Palestinians have successfully
done each time the issue has been raised: suggest that a joint
Palestinian-Israeli-US committee determine what “incitement” is and then
examine the activities of both sides. Each time this was done in the past
the committee turned into an endless debating society.

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
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