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On Wednesday, Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations General Assembly that his Palestinian Authority would no longer be bound by the 1993 Oslo accords with Israel.

Despite headlines trailing it as a “bombshell,” Abbas’ speech was more of a wet firecracker, as I told The Real News today.

The PA leader failed to announce any concrete measures and only threatened unspecificied future actions.

Had he been serious, I argued, he would have demanded at least an arms embargo and other sanctions on Israel.

Watch the video above.

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/mahmoud-abbas-drops-wet-firecracker-not-bombshell-un