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Quote by: Zeebadee 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. |
You are correct. Abbas does not have absolute power. We have reason to hope, however, because with Abbas having won the election with a large plurality, the radical groups will have to fear the loss of popular support if they oppose him directly. If they just don't care they risk civil war. They may or may not be prepared for it. Would Abbas actually oppose them with force if they do not comply? We can't know. We have a small window of opportunity and we can only hope.
Melvyn Polatchek