Palestinian leader lobbies 80 nations for anti-Israeli settlement boycott

Mahmoud Abbas, Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, has hit on a ruse for evading his commitment to halt anti-Israel incitement in international bodies during peace talks with Israel. He is directly engaging 80 governments with a demand to join the European boycott against Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria. He targets nations outside the EU to make the anti-Israel boycott universal without applying to the UN for a formal resolution. He also aims to discourage EU members who are thinking of withdrawing from the boycott. The Palestinian campaign is moving forward step by stealthy step to escape US notice of his dodge.