Abbas Must Act
Hamas terrorism is a disaster for the Gaza Palestinians. They simply will not thrive unless their leadership shows some guts. As the British minister of state put it, the PA has "60,000 troops [and] the equipment. What they need is the political will [to take on Hamas]."
Now we hear that Abbas wants to do away with the "road map" peace plan. Why? Because its first step is for the Palestinians to prevent terrorist attacks, confiscate weapons, imprison members of terror groups. Abbas also opposes the second stage of the road map, which calls for a provisional Palestinian state but is dependent on the PA's being able to enforce the reforms necessary to create an effective government. The time for "evenhandedness" has been washed away in blood. Now is the time to hold the Palestinians accountable as they have never been held before. We must ensure that in a two-state solution, one of them will not end up as a terrorist state.
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