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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/PAs-hesitance-reveals-Arab-Leagues-loss-of-clout-320367
PA's Hesitance Comes from Grassroots
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - The PLO's failure to grasp the Kerry offer is the Palestinian leadership responding to its grassroots. The well-intentioned Kerry invested a lot of time and effort getting the Arab League on board and behind his initiative. Kerry thought that Arab League backing would impress the Palestinians, but it simply does not matter. What the Palestinians want is to continue their struggle because of a sense that time and world opinion - as evidenced by the current crisis over the new EU settlement guidelines - is on their side and will eventually wear Israel down until it gives them what they want.