NY Times coverage of the Hadera bombing raised an important point we haven’t seen acknowledged in other media reports:
Mr. Abbas himself criticized the bombing on practical, not moral grounds, saying that it “harms the Palestinian interests and could widen the cycle of violence, chaos, extremism and bloodshed.” He has said previously that all responses to Israeli violations of the cease-fire must be considered collectively by the Palestinians.
But in a speech to the Palestinian parliament on Wednesday, he refrained from condemning Islamic Jihad. Even when Islamic Jihad has taken credit for terrorist attacks, like the suicide bombings in Tel Aviv Feb. 25 and Netanya on July 12, Mr. Abbas has not criticized the group by name.
Meanwhile, Mediacrity wonders if Times editors will delete the criticism of Abbas from the web site.
