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EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah at news briefing in Ramallah, Nov. 8, 2014.

“What happened is a crime by all means. We cannot sit idle and silent [after] this crime,” Abbas said on PA TV. “for that, this leadership is meeting now to decide what it wants, and I say honestly all options are open for discussion and for implementation. … We don’t have any other solutions.”

It is very possible that Abu Mazen, as he is known among Arabs, has been waiting for just such an opportunity for a long time.

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How else could he disentangle himself from “previous agreements and commitments” to cooperate peacefully with Israel, which he signed on behalf the PA under U.S. pressure for so many years?

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.