It's amazing to us that the guy who greeted Fatah-Hamas infighting by urging Palestinians to unite and turn their guns on Israeli civilians - it's amazing that that guy would leave open the option of targeting Israeli civilians:

PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday said that he does not rule out returning to the path of armed "resistance" against Israel and took pride in the fact that he had been the first to fire on Israel and that his organization had trained Hizbullah. Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. "I had the honor to fire the first shot." In an interview with the Jordanian daily al-Dustur, Abbas said that he was opposed to an armed struggle against Israel - for the time being. "At this present juncture, I am opposed to the armed struggle because we can't succeed in it, but maybe in the future things will be different," he said.

Well sure. All they need are another few years of excuses from abject State Department failures and another couple billion dollars in aid. The State Department is doing a really fantastic job sowing the seeds of stability and moderation. Seriously. Crackerjack job.

References:
* The Oh-So-Moderate Abbas Urges Palestinians To Unite, Target Israelis [MR]
* Abbas: Armed 'resistance' not ruled out [JPost]
* Fatah Weapons Champion, Abject Failure Keith Dayton Said Nablus Was Fatah's "First Real Test" How's That Going? (Plus: Dozens Of Fatah Soldiers Building Rockets, Targeting Israelis) [MR]
* PA Police Getting More Than $5 Billion In New Aid To Use Against Israeli Civilians, Lose To Hamas [MR]

Previously:
* Fatah Soldiers: Yeah, We'll Kill Moderates Who Negotiate With Israel
* Fatah Moderates Respond To Billions In Aid By Stressing Unity With Terrorists
* Terrorist Wing That Had Been "Totally Dismantled" By Fatah Launches Attack, Murders Israelis