Palestian Authority Finally Disarms Civilians

Believe it or not, the administrator of new Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas has finally announced the disarming of Palestinian citizens. This is the first requirement for peace with Israel and the possibility of a sovereign state. While I am not quick to assign any unselfish motives to Abbas, this at least poses a chance of making a difference. I am under no illusions that Hamas will disarm, but then the IRA once pledged it would never disarm. And now it is isolated and discredited among its own people. Who knows?