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...Committee met to discuss who would assume leadership duties while Arafat was abroad. No leader wanted to appear to be jumping into Arafat's shoes before he was dead, but P.L.O. chiefs told TIME they decided that in the absence of Arafat, Secretary-General of the P.L.O. Executive Committee, Mahmoud Abbas, would become head of the P.L.O. and of the powerful Fatah faction. Abbas will probably keep a low profile until the results of Arafat's Paris tests are in, but it's clear he's preparing to take control. Meanwhile, P.L.O. leaders expect that in Arafat's absence, Prime...
...Sharon will still have some leeway in demanding that a new Palestinian leadership proves its intent to clamp down on terrorism. But if the leadership replacing Arafat is dominated by the likes of such recognized moderates as former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas the Israeli leader will also face pressure to help his Palestinian counterparts cement their authority. The most important first step in this regard may be withdrawing troops and easing the security grip on Palestinian population centers to allow the holding of elections...
...Current indications are that the man who will replace Arafat as the head of Fatah, and its presidential candidate, will be Mahmoud Abbas, the White House-favored moderate who served a troubled term as Prime Minister before resigning rather than accept the neutered role allowed by Arafat. Abbas, who would govern in concert with Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia, may be more inclined to compromise and make deals than Arafat has been, but Palestinian politics is more dangerously fractured than ever after the passing of a national leader who stayed in power by navigating his way between many different and conflicting...
...vice presidents—are Michael H. Kalin ’05, Dominique D. Nong ’05, Silvia W. Scandar ’05, Sheria D. Smith ’05, Duncan G. Wells ’05, Lacey R. Whitmire ’05 and Mahmoud A. Youssef...
...theocracy struggling to justify an ongoing war and a harsh Islamic regime. Veterans who had risked life and limb to defend their country were hailed as living martyrs. But for many, such as Kashfia, hero status was not enough. "The injured felt useless, with no role in society," says Mahmoud Khosravivafa, president of the National Paralympic Committee and himself a disabled vet. "They still wanted to serve their country, so we offered them another arena: handicapped sports. If we can't stop people from becoming disabled, we can always improve their lives. Sport is a way to bring the handicapped...