West Bank: Abbas Finds a Receptive Audience When Talking About Peace to Israeli Students

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The Palestinian news media described the well-publicized event, which was rare in its scope, as part of Mr. Abbas’s outreach efforts toward Israelis. 

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By Isabel Kershner | February 16, 2014

RAMALLAH, West Bank — A decade ago, after the suicide bombings of the second Palestinian uprising, Israelis mostly came to Ramallah and the Mukata, the West Bank headquarters of the Palestinian leadership here, in tanks or armored military vehicles. On Sunday, about 300 Israeli students and youth leaders arrived in busloads to meet President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority for a conversation about the peace process.

The students applauded Mr. Abbas when he insisted that there was no alternative to making peace. He tried to allay some common Israeli fears, declaring, for example, that he did not intend “to drown Israel with millions of refugees” and describing claims to the contrary as “propaganda” and “nonsense.” Instead, he said, he was seeking a “just and agreed” solution to the refugee problem that would be acceptable to Israel.

The Palestinian news media described the well-publicized event, which was rare in its scope, as part of Mr. Abbas’s outreach efforts toward Israelis. Mr. Abbas’s conciliatory tone also seemed to be intended as a way to keep up the pressure on the Israeli leadership.

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