NYT editorial calls on Abbas to resign
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An editorial by the the New York Times, one of the world's preeminent daily newspapers, called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to resign following his speech at the Palestinian National Council's assembly Monday.
Abbas, the editorial said, "shed all credibility as a trustworthy partner if the Palestinians and Israelis ever again have the nerve to try negotiations."
"Even in this gloomy climate, however," the Times continued, "Abbas’s vile speech was a new low. No doubt he feels embittered and besieged on all sides. But by succumbing to such dark, corrosive instincts he showed that it is time for him to leave office."
