Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
THE WHITE HOUSE
Meeting with Abbas
President Obama:
And I also mentioned to President Abbas in a frank exchange that it was very important to continue to make progress in reducing the incitement and anti-Israel sentiments that are sometimes expressed in schools and mosques and in the public square, because all those things are impediments to peace.
Mr. President:
It is not sufficient to mention it is necessary to demand
It is not reducing incitement it is eliminating it
It is not sometimes incitement it is 24/7 and intensifying
Palestinian Arab Incitement is the new uncontrollable, affordable and elusive weapon of mass destruction. Its brand of terrorism constitutes a major strategic threat to the foundation of the free world.
And as you are preparing to address the Islamic world, here is something worth remembering: A 2002 Washington Post editorial headlined Death Wish, following a conference in which 57 Islamic nations rejected the idea that Palestinian resistance to Israel had anything to do with terrorism, said:
In effect, the Islamic conference sanctioned not only terrorism but also suicide as a legitimate political instrument. ... It is hard to imagine any other grouping in the worlds nations that could reach such a self-destructive and morally repugnant conclusion.
The editorial castigated Muslim states and suggested their behavior was liable to be the seeds to their own destruction. It concluded:
The Palestinian national cause will never recover nor should it until its leadership is willing to break definitely with the bombers.
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