The Palestinians don't deserve Abbas, he's too good for them.
He's been a tireless worker for them and their best interests.
What I don't understand is why the Hamas resistance to a call for early elections. This is an opportunity for Hamas to prove that they really do have the hearts and minds of the Palestinian people. It can only go one of two ways, they can either win again or lose.
If Hamas repeats it's win of last January, and this time the Abbas is putting his own office up on the blocks as well, then they will have consolidated their position. Fatah members can then concentrate on bugging their families out of Palestine. If Hamas loses then Fatah can concentrate on putting their country back together, with a probably more contrite populous. A populous now probably more open to dealing with Israel and less tolerant of rogue org missile launches. However, it's all a gamble. If Hamas boycotts such an election, which I am certain they will, and the populous listens, then a Palestinian civil war is inevitable and it's not clear which side would win, in such a conflict. On the other hand, if Hamas calls for a boycott and the people don't listen while voting Hamas out, then Hamas will have a serious loss to consider. This is the only reason I can think of for their resistance. Hamas honestly thinks that they might lose. I say; let the election happen and let the Palestinian people declare their mind to the world.
Central to this debate is the recognition of Israel and the renunciation of violence, which Fatah and Palestine have done years ago, when Arafat was still alive, and Hamas wants to rescind, calling all of Israel the occupied lands and vowing to reclaim Israel as part of Palestine and removing or killing all the Jewish interlopers, man, woman, and child. This is an unconscionable position, in violation of all prior agreements. It is also unrealistic, inhumane, and tantamount to a declaration of genocide against the Israeli people.
Remember that Hamas co-claims many, if not most, of the rocket launches into Israel. Acts that, even in times of war, are called war-crimes, by global international agreement. The indiscriminate launching of a weapon of war into a civilian population is universally considered a war-crime, aside from being a direct act of war. This is what Hamas does or is responsible for every day and the Palestinian people all know this. They elected Hamas into power last January, knowing this. Now that they've tasted the bitterness of inevitable consequence, they should be given an opportunity to re-think that choice. Abbas is showing a great deal of trust in his people. Of course, if he losses this bet then Abbas and his family will probably be at the head of the refugee line, leaving Palestine, ASAP.
What I don't understand is why the Hamas resistance to a call for early elections. This is an opportunity for Hamas to prove that they really do have the hearts and minds of the Palestinian people. It can only go one of two ways, they can either win again or lose.
If Hamas repeats it's win of last January, and this time the Abbas is putting his own office up on the blocks as well, then they will have consolidated their position. Fatah members can then concentrate on bugging their families out of Palestine. If Hamas loses then Fatah can concentrate on putting their country back together, with a probably more contrite populous. A populous now probably more open to dealing with Israel and less tolerant of rogue org missile launches. However, it's all a gamble. If Hamas boycotts such an election, which I am certain they will, and the populous listens, then a Palestinian civil war is inevitable and it's not clear which side would win, in such a conflict. On the other hand, if Hamas calls for a boycott and the people don't listen while voting Hamas out, then Hamas will have a serious loss to consider. This is the only reason I can think of for their resistance. Hamas honestly thinks that they might lose. I say; let the election happen and let the Palestinian people declare their mind to the world.
Central to this debate is the recognition of Israel and the renunciation of violence, which Fatah and Palestine have done years ago, when Arafat was still alive, and Hamas wants to rescind, calling all of Israel the occupied lands and vowing to reclaim Israel as part of Palestine and removing or killing all the Jewish interlopers, man, woman, and child. This is an unconscionable position, in violation of all prior agreements. It is also unrealistic, inhumane, and tantamount to a declaration of genocide against the Israeli people.
Remember that Hamas co-claims many, if not most, of the rocket launches into Israel. Acts that, even in times of war, are called war-crimes, by global international agreement. The indiscriminate launching of a weapon of war into a civilian population is universally considered a war-crime, aside from being a direct act of war. This is what Hamas does or is responsible for every day and the Palestinian people all know this. They elected Hamas into power last January, knowing this. Now that they've tasted the bitterness of inevitable consequence, they should be given an opportunity to re-think that choice. Abbas is showing a great deal of trust in his people. Of course, if he losses this bet then Abbas and his family will probably be at the head of the refugee line, leaving Palestine, ASAP.