Abbas says he will not crack down on Palestinian militants

By The Associated Press

CAIRO - Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that he will not crack down on Palestinian militant groups, despite being urged by America and Israel to do so.

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"Cracking down on Hamas, Jihad and the Palestinian organizations is not an option at all," Abbas said before leaving Egypt to Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II. "We are applying the law which we accepted under the leadership of the Palestinian Authority, and
that is what we will do." The Palestinian Authority says a crackdown could trigger civil war, while militants warn such a move could
nullify a shaky three-month truce in attacks on Israelis.
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No easy road map

I had some hope for Abbas. That's gone. Sharon is hardly a worthwhile partner on the peace process, but Abbas is no better. He refuses to crack down on terrorist murderers.

It seems to me that if he gets them to stop being terrorist
murderers, that is progress; and that seems to be his goal.
All he will get by starting a war with them is dead.

that counts as cracking down on them, in my view. Personally, I feel that he cannot and thinks he can.

I say that Abbas is not a bad person, or is he a terrorist. I simply think he is overconfident in the amount that he can change Palestinian society.

I give him credit for trying. I don't disagree with you,
but I see little to lose by allowing things to proceed.
You are correct that any real change will take a long time.