(Washington Post) Jennifer Rubin - "Palestinians continue to be plagued by poor leadership. Being unable to get nine votes in the Security Council; losing when they might have won by delaying a month; energizing American opposition to their actions - all to join an organization [the ICC] where they are actually far more at risk than Israel," observes former U.S. deputy national security adviser Elliott Abrams. "The Fatah leadership in Ramallah is not brave enough to face down Hamas and make peace, nor brave enough to face their own people in an election. So they go for these gyrations in New York instead, hoping to fool Palestinians into thinking these charades constitute courageous action." Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies notes: "The idea now is to sow fear among Israelis that the threat of war crimes lingers. But it's still unclear whether the PA has a case, let alone standing....The Israelis are not cowering. The Palestinian street is not impressed. The international community has grown weary of these diplomatic stunts....Ultimately, there is little choice for the PA but to return to the tough slog of negotiations."
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