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Palestinian Leader's Militant Turn Troubles U.S.


(USA Today) Andrea Stone - What a difference a week makes. Before he made his first campaign speech on Dec. 28, Mahmoud Abbas was seen by Israel and the U.S. as a moderate whom they welcomed as a possible successor to Arafat. But after a series of inflammatory remarks at recent rallies, the grandfatherly front-runner in Sunday's Palestinian election has some State Department and Israeli officials wondering whether they should take Abbas's campaign rhetoric more seriously. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that he found the sight of Abbas being lifted on the shoulders of wanted gunmen "disturbing." State Department spokeswoman Rhonda Shore said Wednesday that Abbas's rhetoric "has no place in the process of resuming dialogue."
2005-01-07 00:00:00
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