President Abbas
With the election of Mahmoud Abbas, the first task really needs to be to get his house in order. The chances of his actually doing this are slight, though, if Palestinian spokesmen are to be believed.
One appeared on FoxNews yesterday, and while I don't have the transcript yet, he used every opportunity to continue the tactic of blaming Israel. When asked what Abbas's first job was to be, he replied, "to engage Israel to remove the occupation." Everything remains Israel's fault, and therefore Israel's responsibility.
Old hard to break, even if you're trying. Just remember, the important test for a democracy isn't the last election, it's the next one.
Posted by joshuasharf at January 10, 2005 08:43 AM
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