(Telegraph-UK) James Sorene - The 320 stabbings, shootings and car rammings since last September are a macabre new normal that blights life in Israel. At Palestinian schools, terrorists are treated as heroes. In the Palestinian media, the attacks are reported as glorious feats. PA salaries are paid to convicted terrorists. Palestinian President Abbas never condemns the attacks or suggests that perhaps his people should stop trying to kill Israelis. And it's likely that UK aid money supports all this reprehensible activity. Palestinians are launching these attacks because their prevailing moral code is signaling that it's a highly honorable thing to do. Every leader has a choice and Abbas and his ministers chose to ride the wave rather than challenge it. Every time he praises a martyr, the deal that establishes a Palestinian state alongside Israel will drift further into the distance. The writer is CEO of BICOM-Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre.
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