Arabs Aren't Springing

Hopes aren't high as the Israeli and Palestinian PMs prepare to meet in Jerusalem today, the first high-level contact in 20 months. Traveling in Asia, the Palestinian Authority's president, Mahmoud Abbas, refreshingly notes that his people's problems aren't all Israel's fault:

Abbas blamed the Arab countries for the severe financial crisis facing the PA. He noted that the Arabs have yet to fulfill their financial promises to support the Palestinians.