Abbas Pledges to Follow Arafat Policies

[Elise]

1 hour, 31 minutes ago Middle East - AP (following site rules, however, I am not posting this in "Latest Breaking News")


By LARA SUKHTIAN, Associated Press Writer

JERICHO, West Bank - Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas received a warm welcome in his first public campaign rally, generating some excitement for the low-key politician's effort to succeed Yasser Arafat.

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Israel is quietly backing Abbas, who is the clear front-runner in opinion polls. Israel considers Abbas, who has spoken out against violence, to be a moderate pragmatist.

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On Wednesday, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a small hard-line faction, endorsed Barghouti.

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About 80 international observers will watch polling stations in the West Bank and Gaza.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041229/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians

[drdon326]

1. "moderate pragmatist" ??

A moderate pragmagist who refuses to even lift a finger to stop even one terrorist from hamas, ij , al-aqsa or pflp.

Riiiiight...... lets see what he's got.

[Elise]

2. LOL

I guess that's what a moderate pragmatist is in the brilliant minds of Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[IndianaGreen]

3. Abu Mazen a "moderate pragmatist"?

Who is writing this shit, Al From?

The choices for this election lies between those that personally profited alongside Arafat at the expense of the Palestinian people, a convicted terrorist still in jail, and our Jihadists in Hamas. This election is about as fair and honest as the one Bush is cooking in Iraq.

:puke:

[Elise]

4. Well,

yeah!

Your point is? :bounce:


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