I’m not sure what to make of this exactly. Ehud Olmert’s latest “peace” plan is seen as insufficient and does not provide for a Palestinian state that is both contiguous and governed from Jerusalem. Up until now, I didn’t think Abbas really cared about these things.

Actually, Olmert (and his plan) is a joke. In it, he is proposes that he keeps some Palestinian lands in exchange for some inhabitable desert land. I suppose Olmert never learned to play fair as a kid. Abbas is clear: “The Palestinian side will only accept a Palestinian state with territorial continuity, with holy Jerusalem as its capital, without settlements, and on the June 4, 1967 boundaries.” And his demand is a just one.

When did Abbas get a spine?