Words Are Funny Things
The realization continues to spread that Sharon's disengagement plan (not so great) will provide the political cover for the annexation of large parts of the West Bank (sweet!). Today's pupil is one Mahmoud Abbas:
PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas... did not make any public comment on the outcome of the meeting between Bush and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. But one of his aides told The Jerusalem Post that Abbas was worried about what appears to be a tacit understanding between Bush and Sharon to annex large settlement blocs in the West Bank to Israel.
"Bush does not have the right to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinians the future of the West Bank" the aide stressed.
Technically, I don't think that it was on the behalf of the Palestinians that Bush was negotiating - which I suppose might be part of the misunderstanding.
PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas... did not make any public comment on the outcome of the meeting between Bush and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. But one of his aides told The Jerusalem Post that Abbas was worried about what appears to be a tacit understanding between Bush and Sharon to annex large settlement blocs in the West Bank to Israel.
"Bush does not have the right to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinians the future of the West Bank" the aide stressed.
Technically, I don't think that it was on the behalf of the Palestinians that Bush was negotiating - which I suppose might be part of the misunderstanding.
