What Made Mahmoud Abbas Attend Shimon Peres’s Funeral?
A complex man at a complex moment.
October 14, 2016
What Made Mahmoud Abbas Attend Shimon Peres’s Funeral?
A complex man at a complex moment.
The appearance of the Palestinian Authority president at an Israeli state funeral came as a surprise to many. According to Eran Lerman, it’s possible that his attendance signifies a shift in strategy, albeit a hesitant one. If so, Abbas may be realizing that his campaign to use international institutions to delegitimize Israel and achieve recognition of a Palestinian state has been no more successful at achieving territorial concessions than his predecessor Yasir Arafat’s campaign of terror. Lerman suggests that if the Palestinian leader really does want a state, he will need to convince Israel’s citizens that he is serious about peace:
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