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...will not take a step back on our path." MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, Iranian President, on his country's stated plans to resume nuclear research this week...
...such as seeking endorsement from the prime minister's sons. Olmert also sought to demonstrate continuity on Thursday first by convening a cabinet meeting in which Sharon's chair was left vacant, and then by receiving briefings from the heads of Israel's security services and calling Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to apprise him of developments in Israel. Israelis can expect to see a lot of Olmert conferring with military chiefs in the weeks ahead, in the hope of demonstrating a firm grasp on defense matters...
...because the Palestinian leadership has failed to enforce law and order, and stop the growing chaos in its own territories. And that will discourage Israelis from seeking a deal with the Palestinians, because the Palestinians will appear incapable of implementing the promises they make. The "peace strategy" of President Mahmoud Abbas will not bear fruit, because the strategy of peace requires making unpopular decisions on the Palestinian side, as Sharon did on the Israeli side. And Palestinian leaders have been unwilling to do that. Now, Israel, too, may less willing to take bold steps...
...President Mahmoud Abbas faces a tough decision over whether to proceed with the January 25 Palestinian legislative election. His own Fatah party looks set to suffer a drubbing at the polls, further weakening his already tenuous political authority, but postponing the vote could have the same effect. So what will...
...Guard" of Fatah, those who surrounded Yasser Arafat and now Mahmoud Abbas, are against holding the election. They don't want to lose ground to Hamas, and even more immediately, they don't want to lose their own control over the ruling party to the younger generation of Fatah activists who will eclipse them if the vote goes ahead. For the same reason, the younger generation of Fatah leaders, grouped around the imprisoned West Bank leader Marwan Barghouti, want the election held on schedule, as do the other Palestinian groups. Hamas wants to use the election to make a show...