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08
Nov
2009
Call Abbas’s Bluff

6 hours ago by bigmo63

Jerusalem Post reporter Khaled Abu Toameh wrote a piece that appeared in the paper’s on-line edition on November 8th entitled “Abbas’s big bluff” in which he analyzes Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to hold new presidential and parliamentary elections January 24th as one of h ...

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Never Mssing a Chance to Miss a Chance

9 hours ago by bigmo63

There is an old saying, “Every people gets the leaders it deserves.” If this is true, one has to wonder what dark stain the Palestinians have on their political souls that have cursed them live with the so-called leadership of the PLO and Hamas. A quick examination reveals that they have followed mu ...

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Israel-Palestine: Obama & Peres on the Path to Peace

17 hours ago by Ali Yenidunya

Palestine Video: 20 Years Later, Another Wall (Partially) Comes Down Receive our latest updates by email or RSS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FEED Buy Us A Cup of Coffee? Help Enduring America Expand Its Coverage and Analysis On the 14th anniversary of the murder of Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin, President Barack ...

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The Palestinian Endgame Enters High Gear

19 hours ago by themiddle

I was going to call this piece “Abbas Plays Poker” but then Khaled Abu Toameh wrote a piece in the J Post called Abbas’s Big Bluff in which he argues that Abbas has called for Palestinian elections now with the knowledge that Hamas won’t participate. Khaled doesn’t quite make the point that this is ...

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More Thoughts on the Middle East

23 hours ago by David Talbot

More Thoughts on the Middle East ©2009 David Talbot There is an old expression, “No good deed goes unpunished!” I can’t remember the last time I heard it, but I thought about it this week as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised Israeli PM Netanyahu’s concession on settlements in the West Ba ...

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06
Nov
2009
The End of the Abbas Era?

2 days ago by Moshe Yaroni

My latest piece for Zeek Magazine explores the realities and ramifications of Mahmoud Abbas’ announcement that he will not seek re-election. Click here to read it.

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Palestine Video & Analysis: Reactions to the Election Bluff of Mahmoud Abbas

2 days ago by Ali Yenidunya

Israel-Palestine: UN General Assembly Endorses Goldstone Report on Gaza Receive our latest updates by email or RSS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FEED Buy Us A Cup of Coffee? Help Enduring America Expand Its Coverage and Analysis On Thursday, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas said,”I have told our brethr ...

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Abbas to step down as president of Palestinian Authority

2 days ago by Sean Ecker

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, 74, has said he will not seek re-election in the elections he called for January 2010. He said his decision was not “a manipulation or a manoeuvre” in a speech from his headquarters in Ramallah, on the West Bank 5 November. He said he had had enough aft ...

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05
Nov
2009
The charade will be gone

3 days ago by James Biga

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that he has "no desire" to run in the upcoming presidential election in the PA territories, slated for January 24, 2010.The facade is crumbling in front of our eyes. The falsely labelled moderate is going to step aside. This allows ...

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More bad news for Obama: Mahmoud Abbas bails

3 days ago by James Besser

How much more bad news can the Obama administration Middle east peace team take? Today’s announcement by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas withdrawing as a candidate in next year’s Palestinian presidential election leaves the administration without a Palestinian partner for the direct negotiations wi ...

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