PA fears Islamic State threat taking world's attention away from Palestinian issue

Jerusalem Post ^ | 9/14/2014 | KHALED ABU TOAMEH

[markomalley]

The Palestinian Authority has expressed concern that the international coalition against Islamic State would divert attention from the Palestinian issue.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas chaired a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah over the weekend to discuss the US efforts to form a coalition to fight Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria.

Following the meeting, the Palestinian leaders said the “international campaign against terrorism was currently lacking a political dimension that would address the issues of the region.”

They also warned that the campaign did not deal with the “core and central issue, which is the Palestinian cause, so that it would be able to dry up the sources that feed terrorism and extremism.”

[markomalley]

In other words, pay attention to ME

[SevenofNine]

Yup you got that right it about all PA Right LOL! they don’t like they throw a fit right now

[fifedom]

Maybe they could get the ISIS terrorists to set up bases in their schools and hospitals.

[drypowder]

What if the entire PA contracted ebola? That would be an attention getter.

[lee martell]

This after the Palestinians decide to vote for Hamas controlling their government and civil affairs. Lie down with mangy dogs, you get fleabitten. Go pass the hat to your Hama Overlords, you know, the ones who wish to strap a garland of pipe bombs to your wives and 8 year old children, that Hamas? Reject Hamas and give up your national passtime of Jew Hatred, then you too can build a productive society as the Jews have done. Otherwise, keep stewing in your impotent rage.

[WayneS]

Poor babies...

[Oberon]

This is serious business for the Pali powers that be, because it threatens their very government model. If they cannot be seen as those fighting the eternal fight to push the Israelis into the sea, in retribution for the Palestinian people's ongoing persecution at the hands of the infidel Israelis, why... then the PA has no reason to exist.

Without ongoing media attention to the Palestinian plight, people might start to notice how useless their government really is... and who wants THAT?!?

[DannyTN]

The PA should dig tunnels under ISIS and suicide bomb them.