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Source: http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/6281/palestinians-israel-terror-shame
One Difference between Palestinians and Israelis
(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - I cannot count the number of times that I heard from Israeli Jews the phrases "I'm ashamed" and "I'm sorry" in response to the horrific crime that claimed the life of Palestinian toddler Ali Dawabsha in the West Bank village of Duma last week. The wall-to-wall Israeli condemnation of this crime by the Israeli public and leaders has left me and other Palestinians embarrassed because this is not how we react to terror attacks against Jews - even the murder of Jewish children. Mahmoud Abbas' ambiguous, half-hearted condemnations of attacks by Palestinians against Israelis are only intended for public consumption and are primarily aimed at appeasing Western donors. His condemnations almost always seek to blame Israel for the Palestinian terror attacks. I cannot remember ever hearing Abbas or any other Palestinian leader express shock and outrage over the killing of a Jew in a Palestinian terror attack. Moreover, each time Abbas reluctantly condemns a Palestinian terror attack, he faces a wave of criticism from many Palestinians. How many times have we taken to the streets to hand out sweets and candies in jubilation over the killing of Jews?