Published on March 19th, 2014 | http://www.lobelog.com/tragedy-and-perfidy-the-figure-of-mahmoud-abbas/

Tragedy and Perfidy: The Figure of Mahmoud Abbas

by Mitchell Plitnick
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with US President Barack Obama this week, following in the footsteps of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier in the month. But unlike Netanyahu, Abbas is a much less heralded or even well-known figure in Washington. And, above all, he is a man with far fewer options.