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Der sich abzeichnende Abschied von Abbas...

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Oct 10, 2009

Gaza report seals Abbas' political fate
By Sami Moubayed

A United Nations report commission, created after the 2008-2009 Gaza War, has released a thundering report that has ripped through the Palestinian and Arab street, threatening to bring down Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and his entire cabinet. Mandated to lead the mission was Richard Goldstone, the respected South African president of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR).
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The unexpected outcome of the Goldstone Report, however, was a stunning U-turn by the West Bank-based Palestinian National Authority (PNA) of President Mahmud Abbas. Last week, they surprised observers by seeking deferral of a UN debate on the Goldstone Report until next March, ostensibly, until awaiting a consensus on the findings.
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Popular lore in the Arab world - along with heavyweight media - claims that the decision to postpone the Goldstone Report was taken by the PNA, under pressure from the United States and Israel.

The news broke through the Palestinian street like mad, whipping up tremendous resentment for President Abbas. Hamas claimed that his attitude had been "shameful and irresponsible", calling on him to step down. Thousands of protestors took to the streets, even in the Fateh controlled West Bank, chanting anti-Abbas slogans while posters were plastered on the walls of Gaza saying, "To the trashbin of history, traitor Mahmud Abbas!"

Syria, which was expected to host Abbas last week, unilaterally canceled his visit, citing his stance on the Goldstone Report. So high was the pressure on Abbas that one of his senior aides, former Information Minister Yasser Abd Rabbo, came out and said, "We must say a mistake has been made. This mistake should not be underestimated or concealed."
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