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...ABDUL SATTAR KASIM Political scientist at An-Najah National University in Nablus Palestinians want to see an end to the corruption and chaos that we have felt for the past few years. There has been so much damage to the ethical and social fabric of our people that it's going to take time to rebuild. But Hamas is not going to work to the timetable of the international community--I mean Israel and the U.S. It has its own timetable and priorities. At the same time, I hope Hamas will not cut all threads to past negotiations. I hope...
...with Israel isn't so critical as focusing on domestic issues like fighting graft and getting a grip on the many Palestinian security organizations. "The international community wants to know what Hamas thinks about Israel and the U.S., but Hamas wants to work to its own timetable," says Abdul Sattar Kasim, a political scientist at An-Najah National University in Nablus. "They want to build a new Palestinian society. They're not going to talk about the road map. They're going to talk about the rights of Palestinian refugees. They're not going to talk about the security...
...Pakistan's Progress While Afghanistan and Vietnam were covered in your special issue "The Making of Modern Asia" [Aug. 15-22], Pakistan was conspicuously absent. Surely Pakistan is of as much interest as some of the other countries discussed. Noman Sattar Islamabad...
...about $6 million in profits went to P.A. officials and their connections, but it does accuse several companies, including some owned by the family of Civil Affairs Minister Jamil Tarifi, of profiting from the deal. Tarifi did not return calls requesting comment. Arafat has denounced the barrier, but Abdel Sattar Qassem, a Nablus academic who says he plans to file suit against politicians involved in the deal, says, "The scandal shows that all the Palestinian official statements against the wall are lies." --By Matt Rees and Jamil Hamad
...Palestinian market. The rest, the report charges, went to an Israeli company in Haifa. The report doesn't say how much of around $6 million in profits went to P.A. officials and their connections, but it does accuse several companies of profiting from the deal. Abdel Sattar Qassem, a Nablus academic who also plans to file a lawsuit this week against the politicians involved in the cement deal, says, if true, "The scandal shows that all the Palestinian official statements against the wall are lies." The Higher Islamic Council, the senior Palestinian religious body, issued a fatwa last month against...