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...primarily because he heeded the call of the militants warning him that his candidacy was tactically ill-advised. They see this as the wrong time to force the Palestinian electorate to make a fundamental strategic choice between the intifadah and Abbas's diplomacy. Instead, in the best traditions of Arafat, they want both tendencies, and everything in between, represented under the banner of a single candidate around whom they can circle the wagons...
...This, of course, is a tradition of national liberation movements the world over, particularly in moments before they've achieved power. But it's not hard to see that if Abbas's election depends on the active support of the Al-Aksa Martyr's Brigade, then - like Arafat - his room for maneuver and compromise will be severely limited...
...greater good, but also put down a marker for his own claims to succeed the aging Abbas within a few years.) Still, by declaring his candidacy in the first place, Barghouti has exposed the massive fissures at the heart of Palestinian politics - divides that were straddled by Arafat, but may stymie the best intentions of his heirs...
...revolt against Arafat's cronies...
...upward of 25 percent of the seats. Abbas has also acceded to pressure from the militants to subject Fatah itself to internal elections next August, which will almost certainly shift power within the party toward the militants and away from those, like Abbas, who served in exile with Arafat...