The reasons are always two like in any deal in ME bazzar/ 1. He want to increase his statue in Arab world. He can be killed and he needs love of the people. Now Arabs love him. 2. He is afraid that US and Bibi will force him to signe a paper with Jews. But signing any paper with Jews will be all Abbas family will be killed at once.

What is gong on ?? what does Netanyahu expect from him? What does Israel expect Mr. Abbas to say?? Israeli government stupidity knows no bounds.

the joint committee should watch Palestinian and "Israeli" schoolbooks, mosques / churches Sermons and synagogues Sermons.

Watch - Condeming violence and the murder of babies will make Abbas even more unpopular amongst the Palestinians.

just calling a spade a spade.

fyi, my arab kids are in israeli schools and israeli textbooks have nothing remotely objectionable in them (if you're not into hating and lying, that is). and know what else? in their tekesim when they commemorate their country (remember, our kids are the ONLY arabs in the school), all the jewish children in the school sing about the land of 3 faiths, peace, and love. and palestinians ... only hate and land lust. i don't think you really want a joint committee like you say - it'll be only embarrassment and humiliation for your side.

Qui Tacet Consentit. Silence implies consent.

Abbas, say it in Arabic, on Al Jazeera, on Pali TV, in schools, in Mosques and on the ARABIC internet. Your crocodile tears and half-witted "excuse" makes no impression on us. You are just a wolf in sheep clothes (or is it snake in dog skin?) . Your racist and anti-Semitic "works" on Holocaust denial and incitement, and Nazi collaboration are well-known to everybody. Your words mean NOTHING. Only actions do. For as long as you only talk and don't walk, you mean nothing to us.

... that the group that claimed responsibility is the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, the military wing of his own Fatah organization. I don't find his apology and his empty promises credible at all. And if he cannot keep order in his own house, why is Israel even bothering to give him the time of day?

Plain and simple. Go to www.palwatch.org and you'll see what the official PA tv and newspaper say. They are ALL about incitement! The official PA school books may not DO incite to terror and depict a world world with no Israel. http://www.palwatch.org/STORAGE/special%20reports/SchoolBooks_English_Final_for_web.pdf#page=6

Thanks for confirming that mosque sermons are "pre-approved" by the government. But since we know - thanks to videos and the write-ups in PA newspapers - that they are filled with incitement against Jews and Israel, the PA has now confirmed that they ARE responsible for them. As to Abbas' latest "condemnation", we know he was pressed on this by the US and other because the first one was just the usual Palestinian double-speak.

Thanks a lot for this great link. Reading the article, one finds the proof of the deep hatred that the Palis are teaching to their children and youths. In spite of that, sadly, the peace between the Palis an Israel is a "Mission Impossible", because of the hatred against the Jews that is being spread in the Pal population. For sure, the horrible event in Itamar, is the result of the incitement given in the Palestinian Schools

that commited this HANIUS CRIME.

You're an ersatz "Palestinian." What do you know about humanity?

mr Abbas ,This is you people dirthy work ,I do wondering what you said in arabic to them .....??????

when amongst his own he praises the depraved murder of Jewish babies. These 'people' are vile and should be nuked to cleanse the earth of the scum and the stench they create here on this beautiful planet. ''palestinians' are Sick!