In the run-up to its planned conference for resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the French government is holding a summit of the foreign ministers of involved parties—excluding those of the PA and Israel. The former, at least, is not at all concerned about being left off the guest list, as Ruthie Blum writes:
The Palestinian Authority knows full well that “peace” is a euphemism for complete Israeli capitulation to Palestinian demands, with nothing but bloodshed in return. Indeed, if Mahmoud Abbas and his henchmen were actually interested in bringing about an end to the conflict with Israel, they could do so in a split second—by putting a stop to their own behavior. This includes, but is not restricted to, glorifying and funding the families of terrorists, particularly those who die for the cause in the process of killing Jews.
Contrary to what those who are either not paying attention or who hate the Jewish state for their own reasons may believe, Abbas’s ultimate goal is neither peace nor its companion misnomer, a “two-state solution.” No, his aim is to retain an international stamp of legitimacy as a world leader, [which he hopes will] protect him from assassination on the one hand and oblivion on the other, and to keep the dollars and euros flowing.
Palestinian statehood is therefore not in his interest. But pretending to strive for it while portraying himself and his people as victims of Israeli “occupation” and “brutality” is what he’s really after.
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