Khaled Abu Toameh reports in yesterday's Jerusalem Post:
In the first decision of its kind since he succeeded Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has ratified death sentences against three Palestinians found guilty of "collaboration" with Israel.
It is not clear when the three men, whose identities were not revealed, will be executed by firing squad.
However, senior PA officials told The Jerusalem Post that the three were Gaza Strip residents who had been convicted of "high treason" for tipping off Israeli security forces about the whereabouts of wanted gunmen.
While Abu Mazen is busy approving the execution of palestinians found guilty (through highly suspect legal proceedings) of "collaboration" with the "Zionist enemy," Israel is expected and encouraged to release hundreds of palestinian terrorists who have collaborated in the murders or attempted murders of Israeli citizens.
In the name of peace, of course.
No, no double standard there. None at all.
