Middle East Websightings: Abbas Angry about Israel but Not Arabs' Dealings with Palestinians, Israelis Doubt Obama on Iran, Israel Practicing Long-range Attacks and Refueling, Coming to Christ in Syria and Morocco
from http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4001/abbas-un-speech What Abbas Missed in His UN Speech by Khaled Abu Toameh October 2, 2013 at 5:00 am For the Palestinian Authority leadership, the security fence in the West Bank, which has put an end to suicide bombings, is more problematic than the killing and displacement of thousands of Palestinians in Syria. Not surprisingly, Abbas did not condemn any of the Arab countries for mistreating and humiliating Palestinians, especially in recent years. So what if the Egyptian authorities are shooting and killing Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria? So what if the Lebanese authorities are imposing severe restrictions on the entry of Palestinian refugees? So what if Palestinians are being killed every day in Syria by the forces of Bashar al-Assad and the "rebels?" Abbas does not seem to have time to talk about the suffering of his people at the hands of Arab governments and terror groups. It's about time! MEPs...