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Jerusalem Post
Palestinian Affairs: Abbas's big bluff
Mahmoud Abbas's decision to hold new presidential and parliamentary elections at the beginning of next year is seen by some of his aides as one of the strangest moves he has made since he was elected to succeed Yasser Arafat five years ago. Full Article at Jerusalem Post
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The president is deeply frustrated because of this American position and because of Israel's insistence on negotiations while expanding settlements ... He wants to quit but we will not allow him -- because we do not have an alternative.
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If the Israeli government continues the fait accompli policy, dictation on the ground rather than negotiations, maybe the president has come to his moment of truth
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This is not to bargain or maneuver
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There was high expectation when he arrived on the scene
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