Democracy Palestinian Style
Charles Johnson
Mon Jan 2, 2006 at 4:47 pm PST • Views: 181
It’s clear that Abu Mazen is a powerless figurehead and the situation in the Palestinian Authority is way beyond his control. So now he’s seizing on the one pretext that always works in Palestinian politics: blaming Israel.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Monday for the first time that he favors postponing the Jan. 25 parliamentary elections if Israel bars Jerusalem Palestinians from a vote already imperiled by violence and party infighting.
Abbas had previously resisted pressure to put off the election. Senior members of the ruling Fatah party had urged Abbas to delay it, reflecting growing fears that the Islamic group Hamas will deal the movement a stinging blow 11at the polls.“We all agree that Jerusalem should be included in the elections,” Abbas said in Doha, Qatar, in comments on the Al-Jazeera satellite channel. “If it is not included, all the factions agree there should be no elections.”
True, this is the first time Abu Mazen actually came right out and said he’d “postpone” the elections; last month he had one of his goons say it.
Frank says: