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Abu Mazen condemns murder of soldiers... but only in English and not in Arabic

Continuing the pattern of his predecessor, Yasser Arafat, 'Moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen has condemned the murders of two IDF soldiers over the weekend. But only in English, only to a group of New York Jews, and he demanded that Israel similarly condemn the deaths of rioting 'Palestinians.'

Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority (PA) reacted for the first time, Monday evening, to the weekend murders of two Israeli soldiers, according to Kol Yisrael government radio.

Abbas was quoted as telling representatives of the Jewish community in New York that he condemned the killing and all other acts of violence against civilians. At the same time, he added that he expected Israel to condemn the last deaths of four Arab youths from Israeli gunfire in recent weeks, apparently referring to an incident in the western Samarian (Shomron) PA town of Kalkilye.

And how do I know that Abu Bluff's condemnation was only meant for Western consumption? From Khaled Abu Toameh, whose Arabic is far better than mine.

PA's Wafa agency has Abbas remarks to Jewish community with no reference to condemnation of killings of IDF soldiers. http://t.co/jJUdNy7Yfn
— Khaled Abu Toameh (@KhaledAbuToameh) September 24, 2013

Remember when George W. Bush demanded a 'new Palestinian leadership' that was not infected by terror? Eleven years later, we're still waiting for it.

Labels: Abu Mazen, Arabic, English, George W. Bush, Palestinian terrorism, Yasser Arafat

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:52 AM