(Chicago Tribune) - Mahmoud Abbas was smart enough to jump before he got pushed. Abbas, Qurei, the names, at this point, don't seem to matter very much. If Palestinian leaders cling to the notion that they can send out a conciliatory face as prime minister while providing safe harbor for terrorists such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, then Qurei will fail, too. The Palestinians' experiment with the creation of a prime minister hardly gives confidence in their abilities to manage the affairs of a state. It appears Qurei will be placed in the same position as Abbas - all title and no power. It was a good weekend for Yasser Arafat, and a disaster for the Palestinian people.
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