Mahmoud Abbas to Condi Rice: No!

PA Pres. says "No" to a temporary independent Palestinian state. In doing so, he follows predecessor Yassir Arafat's lead in denying his own people their statehood so they can unfairly blame their plight on Israel which offered concessions. Abbas has again verified the claim that what the Palestinians really seek is the Israel's destruction, not a state of their own. (story here)