Word: fatah
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...though, must weigh that calculation against the pressures on him from the right wing of his supporters to maintain a hard line toward Palestinians. For his part, Arafat gave Ross assurances he would do his best to quell further violence, postponing a joint rally for Palestinian unity of his Fatah movement and Islamic militants. "If Arafat can get the settlements stopped, he may crack down on Hamas, but it will be largely a political show for the Israelis and the U.S.," notes McGeary. "If the Palestinian people begin to see real concessions from Israel, they may very well calm down...
...though, must weigh that calculation against the pressures on him from the right wing of his supporters to maintain a hard line toward Palestinians. For his part, Arafat gave Ross assurances he would do his best to quell further violence, postponing a joint rally for Palestinian unity of his Fatah movement and Islamic militants. "If Arafat can get the settlements stopped, he may crack down on Hamas, but it will be largely a political show for the Israelis and the U.S.," notes McGeary. "If the Palestinian people begin to see real concessions from Israel, they may very well calm down...
...though, must weigh that calculation against the pressures on him from the right wing of his supporters to maintain a hard line toward Palestinians. For his part, Arafat gave Ross assurances he would do his best to quell further violence, postponing a joint rally for Palestinian unity of his Fatah movement and Islamic militants. "If Arafat can get the settlements stopped, he may crack down on Hamas, but it will be largely a political show for the Israelis and the U.S.," notes McGeary. "If the Palestinian people begin to see real concessions from Israel, they may very well calm down...
...boxes have delayed final results of the Palestinian elections, which were intended to set a standard for democracy in the Arab world. P.L.O. chairman Yasser Arafat, in the race for President of the Palestinian Council, crushed challenger Samiha Khalil with 88% of the valid vote. Preliminary results showed his Fatah organization won about 50 of the 88 parliamentary seats...
...between Israeli soldiers and and Palestinians just a week before the Israeli army is to pull out of the West Bank town of Nablus have put a crucial phase of the Israel-PLO autonomy agreement in doubt. Thursday, troops fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades at the Fatah Hawks after Ahmed Tabouk, head of the Palestinian gang, led armed followers through the town firing hundreds of bullets into the air and hurling stones at passing Israeli military vehicles. TIME's Jamil Hamad reports from the West Bank: "These protests will continue because it is no longer a minority...