By Ryan Jones
Nov 14, 2005
PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas will be too busy during the coming two-and-a-half months in the run up to Palestinian Authority parliamentary elections to honor his commitment to disarm terror groups engaged in the murder of Israeli Jews.
As soon as the January 26 election is behind him, Abbas promised US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday, he would start fighting the Islamic terrorism that emanates from territories under his control.
?After the elections in January we will totally prevent terrorist organizations from holding weapons, and anyone who carries a gun will be considered a criminal,? he said when the two met in Ramallah Monday afternoon.
Until then, Abbas is expected to continue with his current policy of passive criticism regarding the successful terrorist murder of Israelis by those he has repeatedly referred to as ?brothers.?
Abbas views terrorism against the Jews as a tactical error rather than immoral acts of murder that violate all signed peace agreements.