http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/article/palestine_muqawama Comments for "Dropping muqawama, Maria Stephan " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/article/palestine_muqawama#comment-436852 r" anything. It has taken power by fiat, fiat backed by foreign occupiers and their backers. God knows, the basic plan sounds good, but unless Abbas figures out a way to include Hamas in the government, it means nothing. The problem has been the same as it's been since Hamas was elected. Some compromise has to be worked out that allows those legitimately elected, Hamas, to govern. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:30:13 +0100 paulmkane2001 comment 436852 at http://www.opendemocracy.net http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/article/palestine_muqawama <p>With another <a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1189411496599&amp;pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">international conference</a> focused on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict just around the corner - likely to take place in Washington in November - hopes rise for a negotiated breakthrough in this decades-long conflict. However, without a Palestinian strategy to apply steady pressure on Israel, the November talks are likely to produce a new &quot;road map&quot; to nowhere. The Palestinian Authority may be aware of this, as its recent call for a new form of struggle against the Israeli occupation suggests. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/article/palestine_muqawama" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/article/palestine_muqawama">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/article/palestine_muqawama#comment Creative Commons normal insurgency Maria Stephan non-violent action terrorism terrorism.opendemocracy Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:00:34 +0100 Maria Stephan 34640 at http://www.opendemocracy.net