[Sabramerican]

This election is the last thing Abbas wants. He will explain that to Rice. Pressure on Israel will ease. Olmert will act tough and refuse to have Arabs voting in Jerusalem. There will be no election. Israel will be blamed Worldwide.

Win Win Win

Olmert owes one to Rice. Rice to get her pound of his flesh at another occasion.

[Txsleuth]

There seems to be a propensity for these countries to encourage the "extreme" groups to c'mon and join them for the elections...

Like Hamas in the Palestinian elections...

And, I saw yesterday...which got NO PLAY, that I saw...that the Prime Minister of Afghanistan, is inviting the TALIBAN, and even Mullah Omar...to come back and participate in their new government...incredible.

I guess, if it works, it would be genius, but, I have the opinion that once a terrorist, always a terrorist.

[Torie]

If Rice is so stupid as to facilitate no election in the West Bank and Gaza, then I must agree with you about her. There must be an election, and as I said, it might not be all bad if Hamas one it. Then the responsibility and onus of government and running it, would be on them, and what they allow, or espouse, cutting off at the knees any fig leaf of plausible deniability.