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Washington Post Columnist: Abbas's Last Chance
(IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is facing his last chance to be a success, according to Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer. He stated that Abbas "is weak and indecisive. When he was Yasser Arafat's deputy, Abbas was known to respond to being slapped down by his boss by simply disappearing for weeks in a sulk.
The veteran journalist advised, "Before we give him the moon, we should insist upon reasonable benchmarks of both moderation and good governance -- exactly what we failed to do during the Oslo process."
Krauthammer also criticized Israel for being too passive. After it evacuated Gaza in 2005, Israel wrongfully supplied "food, water, electricity and gasoline to a territory that was actively waging hostilities against it," he declared. "Israel should declare that...the next Kassam will be answered with a cutoff of gasoline shipments.... If that fails to concentrate the mind, the next step should be to cut off electricity. When the world wails, Israel should ask, what other country on Earth is expected to supply the very means for a declared enemy to attack it?"
The veteran journalist advised, "Before we give him the moon, we should insist upon reasonable benchmarks of both moderation and good governance -- exactly what we failed to do during the Oslo process."
Krauthammer also criticized Israel for being too passive. After it evacuated Gaza in 2005, Israel wrongfully supplied "food, water, electricity and gasoline to a territory that was actively waging hostilities against it," he declared. "Israel should declare that...the next Kassam will be answered with a cutoff of gasoline shipments.... If that fails to concentrate the mind, the next step should be to cut off electricity. When the world wails, Israel should ask, what other country on Earth is expected to supply the very means for a declared enemy to attack it?"
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