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Quote by: bishop check the article i linked..
will the terrorist groups comply, or will we see a palestinian civil war? i don't believe that abbas will use PLO forces to the point where they would instigate a civil war - but on the other hand, he probably won't eradicate the terrorist ambitions either. and if that happens to be the case, sharon will waste no time in attacking the palestinians as he always does. tell you one thing, i'm damn happy that i'm not in abbas's shoes.
the best point made in that article was that israel's response to abbas's statement was to put its gaza operations on hold - to give abbas a chance to do something. |
IMHO, the big question isn't "will the terrorist groups comply", but if Abbas orders PLO forces to rein them in, will the PLO forces obey his orders? If Abbas tries to do too much too soon, and the PLO decides to ignore him, the damage will be worse than doing too little. Jus because Abbas was elected doesn't give him absolute power.