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Source: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/050314/opinion/14edit.htm
Turning Words into Deeds
(US News) Mortimer B. Zuckerman - How long is Israel willing to bleed for Abu Mazen? The Palestinian suicide attack in Tel Aviv was the work of Islamic Jihad but authorized by its leaders in Damascus. This murderous attack, which killed five Israelis and wounded about 50 civilians, highlights the price Israel is paying by reducing its military operations in order to give time to Abbas to build up his strength. Abbas's condemnations of the terrorist attacks appear genuine, but condemnations are not enough. In fact, what Abbas has done to date is to try to appease rather than control the extreme militants. But there can be no appeasing of terrorists and no apologies for states like Syria that coddle them. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said during her recent trip to the region: "We now must see actions that send a clear message that terror will not be tolerated."