Note two statements by Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority, both carried by the Palestinian news agency (and noted by the Independent Media Review Analysis). One followed a suicide attack against Israelis in Hadera on October 26, 2005, the other in Amman on November 10, 2005. Note the vast difference in tone, with he first statement tactical, the second heart-felt.
- Hadera: "Mahmoud Abbas condemned on Wednesday the suicide operation in Khedera town, north of Israel. Abbas revealed that such operations harm the Palestinian people's interests and could widen the cycle of violence and bloodshed, expressing at the same time his absolute anger over the operation."
- Amman: "Mahmoud Abbas phoned on Thursday King Abdullah II of Jordan and conveyed his deep condolences over the death of scores of people in yesterday's Amman bombings. President Abbas expressed his solidarity with the brotherly Jordanian people, renewing his condemnation of such a terror attack, which he described as a crime against humanity."
Well, at least Abbas condemned the Hadera attack. (November 10, 2005)
