More apologies for Abbas

Good grief.  In the third Reuters story in as many days to apologize for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' intransigence in refusing to enter into direct peace talks with Israel, kingpin propagandist and serial liar Tom Perry digs up yet another excuse for Abbas:

But Abbas faces heavy domestic criticism over the failure of past negotiations and is wary of agreeing to more direct talks with Netanyahu's right-wing government.

Right, because the Palestinians will only enter into peace talks if they are guaranteed to get everything they demand prior to the start of negotiations.

Isn't that the way all negotiations work?