Two opposing messages... and that’s just in English.
[IsraelTimes] ’It’s not taken for granted’: Senior Israeli official lauds PA’s Abbas for condemning terror attacksA senior Israeli diplomatic official lauds Paleostinian Authority President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas
...aka Abu Mazen, a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial. While no Yasser Arafat, he has his own brand of evil, just a little more lowercase....’s condemnations of the recent terror attacks in Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv.
The diplomatic official recognizes the impact in Ramallah from the fatalities and injuries on the Paleostinian side as a result of the recent IDF activities in the West Bank in response to the recent terror wave. Seventeen Paleostinians have been rubbed out by IDF forces in the West Bank since the beginning of the month. The majority, but not all, were participating in festivities with Israeli troops.
The official says the PA faces its usual dilemma where it wants to maintain the security coordination with Israel because it allows Ramallah to maintain its stronghold in the West Bank, while also recognizing the unpopular nature of the cooperation among Paleostinians and the need to maintain "national independence."
But while Israel was pleased with Abbas’s response to the recent terror wave, it took note of the remarks made by PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh who claimed that the al-Aqsa compound, known by Jews as the Temple Mount, is for Moslems only and accused Israel of trying to divide the site.
"We didn’t respond publicly because it’s not worth it at the moment, but I have a good memory and everything is written down," says the senior Israeli diplomatic official.