The solution to the “Palestinian” curse on Israel
From http://daledamos.blogspot.com/2011/01/arlene-kushner-after-palestinepapers.html
The implications of Palileaks, the Palestine Papers, goes far beyond the veracity of the documents or what it indicates about the Palestinian or Israeli side in the Mideast peace talks. The real question is what future does Abbas and the PA have.
This excerpt of Arlene Kushner’s From Israel is from the January 25, 2011 edition: “Give Me a Break”:
Khaled Abu Toameh, writing about this in the JPost today, does not specifically say that the leaks are fabricated. But he does refer to a “show trial,” which carries certain implications. This, in part, is what he wrote:
“After assuming the role of prosecutor and judge, Al- Jazeera, the Arab world’s most influential TV network, has ruled that the leaders of the Palestinian Authority have betrayed their people and must therefore step down from the stage.
“In other words, PA President Mahmoud Abbas and his men have been convicted of high treason – which, in the Arab and Islamic world, is a crime punishable by death.
“Al-Jazeera is now waiting for the executioner (the Palestinians, in this case) to carry out the death sentence.
“…The TV station has already decided that the defendants are guilty of the…charges against them. The station’s unequivocal message to Palestinians is that Abbas and his men are traitors who need to be removed from the scene, and the sooner the better.
“It’s hard to see how, in light of this damning verdict, the PA will be able to salvage what’s left of its credibility. Al- Jazeera has succeeded in instilling in the minds of many Palestinians and Arabs the belief that the leaders of the PA are a bunch of corrupt traitors who serve Israeli and American interests.
“The damage to the PA’s image and reputation is colossal and irreparable..”
