Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas continues to demonstrate that he has no political standing. In a recent interview, for example, he described Israeli Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu as “not a man who believes in peace.” Given that Netanyahu will once again be at the helm of a decades-old colonial enterprise, what does Abbas expect? “But I have no other choice but to deal with him,” he added meekly. His words were filled with a sense of resignation, and lacked any feeling or intention to shift Palestine into a new way of politics. He is submitting to Netanyahu even before the latter is officially prime minister again. It is not the first time that Abbas has resorted to making fairly obvious … Continue reading Abbas is already submitting quietly to Netanyahu