re: #4 Eclectic Infidel

I give it a 50-50 shot.

Abbas has a chance to change the dynamic for the better, become a hero and show the world the Palestinians arew not like the rest of the Arab world- they will embrace democracy and reject a history of a dysfunctional Arab world.

It will depend on controlling Hamas and resisting the pressure from the Arab world as they keep their own populations focused outward.

Abbas has a big job in front of him, starting with shutting down the incitement.

A really big job.