In a recent interview with Al-Arabiya.net, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas gave further proof of his fluctuating thought patterns and lack of credibility when it comes to Palestinian political rights. While attempting a harsher tone, as in his UN General Assembly speech this year, Abbas has nothing to offer other than revisiting, and at times negating, earlier statements which were never taken further. This year has been marked by a heightened display of awareness among the Palestinian people in terms of unifying their resistance away from the main Palestinian political factions. In the process, the PA in particular was marginalised by the people, even as Israel and the US attempted to help Abbas retain his stronghold in the occupied West … Continue reading Does anyone actually believe what Mahmoud Abbas says?