1.0Norman Finkelsteinhttp://www.normanfinkelstein.comAhmad Abdolsahebhttp://www.normanfinkelstein.com/author/ahmadcom/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NN6u2KjRgK"><a href="http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/the-visit-to-washington-created-chemistry-between-the-two-leaders-and-the-most-important-part-of-the-next-stage-will-be-to-create-mutual-trust-and-try-to-make-progress-according-to-a-clear-fram/">"The visit to Washington created chemistry between the two leaders, and the most important part of the next stage will be to create mutual trust and try to make progress according to a clear framework, said Abbas’ aides. At the same time, Palestinian officials say they are seeing signs of nervousness and disappointment on the Israeli side." (There used to be a public service television commercial that featured a mentally retarded person and the announcement: "Sympathize, Don't Criticize." I can't help but be reminded of this commercial whenever I read another pronouncement of Abbas and his entourage.)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/the-visit-to-washington-created-chemistry-between-the-two-leaders-and-the-most-important-part-of-the-next-stage-will-be-to-create-mutual-trust-and-try-to-make-progress-according-to-a-clear-fram/embed/#?secret=NN6u2KjRgK" width="600" height="338" title="“"The visit to Washington created chemistry between the two leaders, and the most important part of the next stage will be to create mutual trust and try to make progress according to a clear framework, said Abbas’ aides. At the same time, Palestinian officials say they are seeing signs of nervousness and disappointment on the Israeli side." (There used to be a public service television commercial that featured a mentally retarded person and the announcement: "Sympathize, Don't Criticize." I can't help but be reminded of this commercial whenever I read another pronouncement of Abbas and his entourage.)” — Norman Finkelstein" data-secret="NN6u2KjRgK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script>