PA hits back at Ahmadinejad: You have no right to speak about Palestine

Of course they don't have the right. Why are they asking for the creation of Arab country #23, the second in Palestine after Jordan and Gaza, and at the same time deny the Kurds their one and only country, under Iranian, Turkish, Syria and Iraq occupation?

PA shows signs of wanting peace. Ahmadinejad wants nothing less than apocalypse. I wish that the U.S. and Israel would assemble a coalition of the willing and defang Ahmadinejad and the mullahs to remove their nuclear aspirations.

Abbas position seems to be Israels liaison to the Palestinian people. The problem is that the Palestinian people have no leader. perhaps nobody has noticed this critical flaw in the peace talks.

All praise belongs to the Almighty. Pray to Allah that this peace process should succeed and muslims, jews and chrisitians should live as brothers. I see the hand of messiah who has recently appeared on the world stage, the promised deliverer for the chosen state of israel and the entire humanity. I also pray that muslims will realise that israel belongs to the nation of prophet moses (may peace be on him) as mentioned in the Holy Quran. The formation of the state of israel is a sign of the end times according to the holy quran.

I thought the hamas was elected as well, yet the Abbas group does not want to acknowledge that little fact, therefore excluding half the palestinians from these negotiations. Funny how things only apply when they are in your favor and not your counterparts favor.

"The one who does (snip) has no right to speak about Palestine, its president or its representatives," Inaccurate. He cannot speak on behalf of or legitimately claim to represent, but he can surely comment. "...the Palestinian leadership did not oppress its people as did the Iranian leadership under Ahmadinejad." Although I have no hard evidence to offer the reports of corruption amongst the Fatah hierarchy seem never ending personally speaking I would find that very oppressive. Perhaps Mr Nabil Abu Rudaineh carried away by his rhetorical zeal simply forgot to be accurate in his choice of words, and let’s not forget Mr Abbas does not represent all of the Palestinian people. What do you think? I’m just curious.

the Lebanese government would jump on the bandwagon and make peac with Israel too. Imagine what a peaceful Lebanon, Israel and Palestinians State wold ddo for the people in this region - fantastic tourism, economic boom and prosperity for all Lebanese, Palestinians and Israelis. What can be bad about that?

Come on guys, give I'm a Dinner Jacket a break. If I was a little sawed off runt like him, I'd be pissed at the world too.

It's about time the Palestinians stood up for what is best for their people. There is a way to achieve independence and autonomy while their people can take advantage of the prosperity that peace will bring to Israelis and Palestinians. Countries like Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, etc... have been using the Palestinians to deflect attention from their own despotic and poor leadership. Kol Ha-Kavod Hamoodi!

And told all those who use the Pal plight as a means to maintain power to mind their own business

Mr. Abbas has no other choise. He is more democratic than the system of radical islam of the Iran and the Hamas. In peace with Israel he can save his democratic system and keep away more and more the Hamas. On the other hand Israel wil be more occupied with the Hamas etc. House of King David, family of Avicenna (Ibn Sina) Maimonides etc.

Yes, wrongs were and are committed by both sides. But it is high-time for our peace-seeking majorities to stand up and take control of our own, and work together to achieve what we so badly desire. Shalom - Salaam.

Most Arabs are seriously worried about Iran. Iran are also hijacking the Palestinian problem. Its only a matter of time before the Arabs will seriously feel threatened by Iran in all sorts of issues.

I sure hope Abbas didn't sign his death warrant with that statement , Im sure Iran will not be pleased considering that they currently sponsor Hamas/ Hizbulla with cash and military weapons etc.. But i have to say it is encouraging to hear Abbas tell Iran to keep its nose out of Palestinian affairs when we all know Iran's true agenda .. An assassination attempt at this point in time would look bad for Iran and the certain Palestinians who see these peace talks as threatening , Its also encouraging to see other Arab countries who want to get involved in these peace talks adding some backing and legitimacy , Lets hope that those palestinians(Iranian backed) who strongly oppose any type of peace with Israel these talks stay away from violence / provoking Israel and/ or Assassinate Abbas ... wich is highly plausible considering the deep Hatred they harbor towards Israel and jews ...

keep and build up the faith on all sides

I can say the same goes for you ... Hamas is the only legally and democratically elected government .... You have absolutely no legal right to represent the Palestinian people ... without consultation with hamas.

I am surprised to read about the PA's comments towards Iranian president AhMADinejad. Very good, I am pleased to see that PA wants to talk about peace in the region, whereas folks like AhMADinejad make no effort at all. Good luck to the peace makers. I pray peace will rule the ME, if not during our time, then for our future generations.

"President Mahmoud Abbas came to power through free, democratic and authentic elections supervised by more than 2,000 international and Arab monitors," What NAR doesn't say is that (1) Abbas' term has long ended but he manages to stay in power through political games, political oppression, and arrest of Palestinians who object to the direct negociations (2) Hamas won the elections yet Abbas manages to keep it out of the so-called government (3) Abbas is pleased with the fact that many Hamas legislators are in prison. ""We are the ones who fought for Palestine and Jerusalem ... the Palestinian leadership did not oppress its people". Yeh, sure! What is the PA doing for Palestine when it can't even keep its own offices open there? What have they done for the people who are being evicted from their homes? And what about the wave of arrest that took place just last week and the beating of demonstrators who were protesting the direct negociations? Nabil Abu Rudaineh might speak for Abbas, but he does not speak for Palestininas who are not on the PA payroll!

This is one of the most encouraging statements i've heard from a Palestinian in a long time. It's nice to know that the Palestinians (the PA leadership, anyway) is increasingly offended by those who try to ride their coattails, to somehow claim and share in their victimhood... while doing little to actually help the average Palestinian, and simultaneously acting to make a just resolution less likely. Like Iran and it's proxies.