Letters: Palestinian leadership
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The decision by Marwan Barghouti, an imprisoned Palestinian leader, to run for president of the Palestinian Authority should be welcomed by all who want to see real democracy emerge in Palestine (&quot;Barghouti faces Fatah opposition,&quot; Dec. 3).
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One day ahead of a meeting with visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair, PLO Chairman Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) on Tuesday recommitted the new Palestinian Leadership to peace as the strategic option and to late Palestinian leader Yaser Arafatâs legacy
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Description: NPR&#39;s Tavis Smiley speaks with Nadia Hijab, executive director of the Palestine Center in Washington, DC, and Dr.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Prominent Palestinian  figures appealed on Sunday for an end to violence, adding  weight to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to  succeed Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel.
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Don't expect a sea-change when Abbas succeeds Arafat
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Middle East News, GAZA, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has called for his people to pursue negotiations instead of violence in the struggle for a state, marking out a change of strategy for peace with Israel after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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Arab columnists have praised and criticized    Yasser Arafat 's tactics over the years, but in the wake of his death, they agreed on one thing: Palestinian leaders with new approaches may emerge, but the conditions under which they try to govern remain the same.
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It will be a long time before a new Palestinian leader commands the public admiration and political power that Yasser Arafat did. This power enabled him to make concessions that no previous Palestinian leader would have considered.
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Marwan Barghouti, held in an Israeli jail, is favourite to become Palestinian leader. But his election could be a setback for peace talks, reports Patrick Bishop.
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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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A brief list of possible contenders for Palestinian Authority president. Some have only said they are considering a bid and none have formally announced yet since the period for registering as a candidate begins only this weekend.
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GAZA CITY, NOVEMBER 16: The new chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Mahmoud Abbas, met here last night with militant leaders as he began trying to solve the intricate political puzzle that Yasser Arafat left at his death.
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Description: Senior news analyst NPR&#39;s Daniel Schorr says the prospect of Middle East peace is much improved if young Palestinian leaders replace the aging Yasser Arafat &quot;old guard.
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Description: Jailed Palestinian Marwan Barghouti opts not to run in next January&#39;s presidential election, throwing his support behind former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, who has been nominated by the ruling Fateh movement.
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He&#39;s called on Palestinians to back the leading contender, Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen. Middle East Correspondent Jane Hutcheon reports from Jersualem.
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How the Palestinian leader's passing will change the Mideast landscape
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (15/12/04) - Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Mahmoud Abbas - the favored candidate to succeed late Palestinian Authority president Yassir Arafat, has made a bid for peace with Israel, calling on Palestinian militant