Does this statement by Mahmoud Abbas talk about endorsing state sponsored terrorism? And isn’t that what we’re supposed to be trying to eradicate?
bq. _*Abbas, speaking to The Associated Press, defended a series of recent public appearances with armed gunmen and indicated that he has no plans to disarm the militants anytime soon.*_
bq. _*”When we see them, when we meet them, and when they welcome us, we owe them,” Abbas said. “This always is to protect them from assassination, to protect them from killing, and all these things they are subject to by the Israelis.”*_
Should we be endorsing statehood for an entity that proclaims its intent to support terrorism at the highest “official” levels?