KUDOS TO THE NYT
I CRITICIZE THE NYT A LOT. BUT WHEN THEY DO RIGHT, I ACKNOWLEDGE IT. YESTERDAY, THEY POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH ABBAS CRITICIZED THE RECENT TERRORIST BOMBING IN ISRAEL, HE DID SO ONLY ON PRACTICAL/POLITICAL GROUNDS, NOT MORAL GROUNDS.
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Mr. Abbas himself criticized the bombing on practical, not moral grounds, saying that it "harms the Palestinian interests and could widen the cycle of violence, chaos, extremism and bloodshed." He has said previously that all responses to Israeli violations of the cease-fire must be considered collectively by the Palestinians.
But in a speech to the Palestinian parliament on Wednesday, he refrained from condemning Islamic Jihad. Even when Islamic Jihad has taken credit for terrorist attacks, like the suicide bombings in Tel Aviv Feb. 25 and Netanya on July 12, Mr. Abbas has not criticized the group by name.
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