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July 28, 2011

Abbas Setting Stage for Third Intifada

Douglas Bloomfield, Jerusalem Post

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he doesn’t want to see a third intifada, and I believe him. So why does he persist in laying the groundwork for it? His two-pronged strategy of powersharing with Hamas and making a bid for UN recognition is foundering, increasing the risk that the high expectations he sparked among his people will dissolve into frustration and violence.

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TAGGED: Palestinian Authority, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas

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