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| Abbas calls for end of armed uprising | |
| 2004-12-14 | |
The armed uprising against Israel is a mistake and must end, interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published Tuesday, signaling his determination to change direction after Yasser Arafat's death. In an interview with the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq al-Awsat published Tuesday, Abbas said Palestinians should resist Israeli occupation without resorting to violence. It is important to "keep the uprising away from arms because the uprising is a legitimate right of the people to express their rejection of the occupation by popular and social means," Abbas said. "Using the weapons was harmful and has got to stop," Abbas said. He [also] said that currently Palestinian security is in a state of chaos. "Frankly, the Palestinian (security) apparatus needs discipline. There is security chaos, that's why were demanding and are seeking to unify the security apparatus," Abbas told Asharq al-Awsat. Abbas also said he was in talks with the militant Islamic groups, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, to bring them into the framework of the PLO, an umbrella group for Palestinian parties.
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| Posted by:ed |
| #9 Next Abbas'll say his grandmother is a virgin. |
| Posted by: Wo 2004-12-14 1:59:04 PM |
| #8 Here's the bar, Abbas: When you can pick up the phone and order one Pal security apparatus to follow orders from a civilian and democratically-elected cabinet, like Sharon can, then all will be possible. At least he understands the problem. How much of a leader he will be to implement the changes necessary is the $64 question. |
| Posted by: chicago mike 2004-12-14 12:55:46 PM |
| #7 I wonder if he said this in Arabic or only English. Actually, I don't wonder at all. |
| Posted by: Remoteman 2004-12-14 12:52:36 PM |
| #6 Comon - everyone knows even psychotic cats are cleaner... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2004-12-14 12:22:49 PM |
| #5 herding angry psychotic cats or trying to reason with a swarm of killer bees. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-12-14 11:20:44 AM |
| #4 It is important to "keep the uprising away from arms because the uprising is a legitimate right of the people to express their rejection of the occupation by popular and social means," Abbas said. Not going to happen. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-14 11:17:08 AM |
| #3 Frankly, the Palestinian (security) apparatus needs discipline Wrong Mahmud, what they really need is to be lined up and shot in the head. To refer to a gang of rabid armed terrorists as a "security apparatus" is a typical Palestinian propaganda item. |
| Posted by: EoZ 2004-12-14 10:01:52 AM |
| #2 like herding angry psychotic cats |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-12-14 9:55:06 AM |
| #1 The armed uprising against Israel is a mistake and must end, interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published Tuesday 1...2...3.... FATWAH (TM) The Guy's life expectancy just went infinitesimal Trust the Hamas and the Hizbies not to miss the opportunity. |
| Posted by: Elder of Zion 2004-12-14 9:53:38 AM |