The Palestinian people are to be congratulated on having a successful election, which saw Mahmoud Abbas elevated to the top spot in the Palestinian Authority. Hopefully, as Palestinian President, he will be able to broker peace with Israel and establish a Palestinian state which will live side-by-side with Israel in relative harmony.
“Relative” being the key operational phrase. It is doubtful that the terror groups will stop their attacks on Israeli territory, but hopefully the Israelis and Palestinians will stop shooting at one another long enough to work together to combat terrorism. Abbas needs to distance himself from some of his comments during the campaign and Israel needs to keep more of an open mind. It will be up to Abbas, the Israeli leadership, the U.S. and other intermediaries to keep the momentum going.
The chance for an enduring peace has improved; the arrival of democracy in Palestine is historic and Abbas has a mandate from the Palestinian people to move forward with peace efforts. After all the suffering and bloodshed, any good news is welcome.
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