As Abbas Runs, Skeptical Militants Wait and See
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In his run for the Palestinian presidency, Mahmoud Abbas must convince militants to abandon their struggle and let him try diplomacy to win an independent state.
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Though the American president isn't going to Lebanon, the nation's Islamic militants are ready if he decides to drop by
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While awaiting word on the condition of Yasir Arafat, aides to President Bush have begun grappling with the likelihood of a reshaped Middle East and a possible new
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Militants attack a bus transporting Israeli civilians and the Palestinian president, who has been riding a wave of international support, must carefully mull his response.
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Mahmoud Abbas, tipped to become the new Palestinian president, says he will not fight against militant groups.
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With Yasir Arafat apparently near death, Palestinian politicians have moved rapidly to prevent a visible vacuum of power.
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An apparent attempt to assassinate Gaza&#039;s intelligence chief with a bomb planted at his headquarters Saturday heightened tensions between President Mahmoud Abbas&#039; Fatah faction and the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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The new chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Mahmoud Abbas, met here Monday night with militant leaders as he began trying to solve the intricate political puzzle that Yasir Arafat left at his death.
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As Fatah and Hamas leaders seek a last-ditch agreement in Mecca, on the ground their supporters are bracing for war
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should not be rushed. He said the Palestinians must first elect a president and both sides must. begin to carry out a US-backed &quot;road map&quot; peace plan.
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Hope and skepticism as Israel and the Palestinians try again
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Don't expect a sea-change when Abbas succeeds Arafat
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WITH the reality of democratic elections across the West Bank and Gaza now sinking in, Palestinian political leaders yesterday began jockeying in earnest for position and advantage, as new coalitions and obscure candidates emerged.
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-- Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the front-runner in coming presidential elections, re ceived a loud ovation from thousands of supporters at his first public rally Tuesday, generating some excitement for the low-key politician seeking to
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JERUSALEM -- Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority in next Sunday's elections, appears to be winning support of a key constituency: Palestinian militants and their supporters.
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Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer
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The Islamic militant group will dominate a new Palestinian government, and that won't make the U.S. and Israel  -  or Mahmoud Abbas  -  very happy