It's Islam, stupid!

You would think that it would not be a big deal - if we were going to have a 'two-state solution' - for each side to recognize the other's right to exist as what they are (or would de facto be). So why is Abu Mazen so insistent that he will not recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state? It's Islam, stupid. Though not found in the Qur’an, the obligation for the defense of Muslim lands