Infighting, ineffective leaders weaken cause

[oberliner]

Closing Excerpt:

Abbas faces political bankruptcy if he fails to hold his nerve in September; his supporters will vanish with their unpaid salaries and the Palestinian people will never trust him again.

The Palestinians have to stop giving in to adverse foreign pressure. It is no excuse that Israel is too strong an enemy — the Taliban have demonstrated what is possible by beating the combined forces of Nato after 10 years of war.

The Palestinians have friends as well as enemies on the international stage — showing political and diplomatic fortitude in the face of obvious injustice and bullying would win them many more.

It is time for the Arab Spring to reach Palestine. The old, corrupt regime has delivered nothing but disappointments. The Palestinians deserve a strong, representative government with the integrity, the determination and the clout to continue the real struggle — which is against the Israeli occupation.

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