Reply #21: Certainly, My Good Doctor [View All]

Words without deeds are like faith without works, empty and barren. Mr. Abbas is, however, not yet in a position to match words with deeds on this regard, and one of the questions we must await an answer to is whether these words will aid him in achieving such a position or no. They will certainly gain him some support in Western circles, and possibly in Israel, but whether these words are popular among Arab Palestinians remains to be seen. If a majority of that unhappy people has reached the same conclusion these words embody, then they may prove popular among them, and Mr. Abbas may not only gain a position from which he can act on them, but be also able to act on them with some effect.