Palestinian President Abbas Threatens To Dismantle PA

From Jerusalem Post:

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is considering dissolving the PA and declaring the failure of the peace process with Israel, PA officials in Ramallah said over the weekend.

Abbas was now waiting to see if the US and other parties would exert enough pressure on Israel to stop settlement construction and recognize the two-state solution before he makes any decision, the officials said.

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My Comment: Palestinian President Abbas has thrown in the towel. After Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks last week in support of Israel's settlement policy in the West Bank (which was later changed to not supporting any new construction), President Abbas now realizes that he does not have the support that he needs from Washington on this issue.

I can understand his position. After years of talking and negotiating .... you have nothing to show for it. Why continue? For President Abbas, he is now at the Rubicon, and he is wondering if he should cross it. My bet is that he will.