President of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas, said he would not get ahead in the presidential election, Thursday, November 5, 2009. This announcement opens opportunities for other candidates, including the militant group Hamas, to lead the Palestinians in the future.
Former member of parliament at the same time Israeli peace activist, Yossi Sarid Abbas deplored this decision. "This almost certainly means we will enter a period of extremist government," he said.
Abbas claimed this decision because it failed to resume peace talks with Israel. Late last month, Abbas has also been mentioned will not be contesting the presidential election to be held next January to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States (U.S.), Hillary Rodham Clinton.
But Abbas interesting decision after the U.S. President, Barack Obama, contacted her and confirmed the U.S. commitment to Middle East peace. Sources in government said Abbas returned back and not told Obama.
Another source revealed that Abbas was disappointed because the U.S. refused to compel Israel to stop occupying and building in the West Bank. Abbas is also not satisfied with the attitude of Clinton that seem partial to Israel on a visit to the Middle East, last weekend.
Abbas insisted that he would not resume negotiations until Israel stops building. But this fear can create a Fatah lost the elections and Hamas took over the government. If that happens, peace talks will be stalled because Hamas refuses total two-state solution supported Fatah. Hamas does not recognize Israel's existence.
Abbas led the Palestine since the death of Yasser Arafat, 2004. The leaders of the Western world regard him as a moderate figure because he gave freedom to the prime minister Salam Fayyad to reform the economy of the West Bank.
Abbas's successor is the strongest candidate Marwan Barghouti who was serving a life sentence since 2002 in an Israeli jail for his involvement in Palestinian attacks on Israel.But Barghouti claimed to be able to run the government from behind the cell.
The popularity of one of the officials of the West Bank has been increased after he refused to be tried in Israeli courts. Barghouti had campaigned to follow the 2004 presidential election but resigned at the insistence of the Fatah leader. This time, the person close to Barghouti declared he will not back down.
The other Fatah officials are expected to propose Nasser al-Kidwa in the presidential election. He had been a Palestinian representative to the United Nations (UN) and not related to corruption. Al-Kidwa also has the added advantage of a nephew of Arafat.
Another potential candidate is Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah official in Gaza.Currently serves on the board Dahlan Fatah decision makers. But allegations of corruption marred his career.
Hamas spokesman Taher Nunu pleaded not believe Abbas will retire. "His speech was not for the Palestinians alone. His words were intended primarily to U.S. and international community support in the election," said Nunu.
Hamas will sign a reconciliation agreement with its rival, Fatah, the end of November.Chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Aziz Al-Dweik, said this in an interviewwith Al Jazeera television station, Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
"At the end of November, you will hear pleasing," Dweik said as quoted by Press TVtelevision station pages. Dweik stressed that efforts to smooth the way toward unity in the Palestinian factions is running. Reconciliation agreement itself is facilitated by Egypt.
Senior members of Hamas said Egyptian officials had promised to consider the termsof Hamas to put all the issues concerning the treatment of Hamas in the reconciliationdocument.
In an article published in the newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi yesterday, Dweik explain the terms of the group's Islamic movement. "A lot of orders related to the actual situation,such as Palestinian Authority officials dismissed the Hamas and the detention of Hamas members in West Bank prisons," Dweik said.
Jet fighter planes pounded Israel attacked the Palestinian territories in the Gaza Strip.Israel argued that the place they are attacking is the location of the alleged terrorists.
The Israeli military said the attack on Saturday night last week, this is a retaliation for theattack Palestinian militants. CNN page reveals that the Israeli warplanes fired two gunmakers in the northern and central Gaza and tunnels in the Rafah border.
Israeli Defence Minister, Sunday night 22 November 2009, declared the Hamas fightersin Gaza continue to engage with Egypt through underground tunnels in Rafah. Israeladded that the attack was in retaliation for the invasion of Al Qassam missiles at Israelitown of Sderot in the south on Saturday morning.
According to an eyewitness of the Hamas security officers in Gaza, Israeli attackoccurred on Saturday night. Three people were wounded in the attack.
The Israeli military says about 15 rockets and missiles fired from Gaza into Israel last month.
About 270 of them were fired since the end of Operation Cast Lead, namely the Israeli invasion of Gaza for three weeks at the beginning of this year. More than 3,300 rocketsand bullets fired in the operation.
Israel says Operation Cast Lead is used to stop the rockets and bullets tembanganHamas militants in Gaza into Israeli towns.
There are differences in the number of casualties during the three-week Israeli assaulton Gaza. Institute for Human Rights in Gaza said Palestinian death toll menacapai 1419people and 1617 is a non-military people.
While the Israeli army declared the death toll from the attack earlier this year, striking 1 166 people, 60 percent of whom are terrorists.
Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, officially announced the delay presidential and parliamentary elections, which should take place on January 24, 2010.
The decision was taken Abbas government in the West Bank, Sunday, November 22, 2009, following input related to the vote of the Palestinian Election Commission. The commission members said it was not able to prepare for elections in the Gaza Strip since Hamas boycotted the elections in the region.
"President Abbas is not possible to conclude that the conduct elections in Gaza," according to Palestinian officials quoted by the daily The Jerusalem Post, Monday, November 23, 2009. "We do not believe Israel would allow Palestinians in Jerusalem to participate in the elections," said the unnamed official was.
The official said Abbas has not set a date for another election after the postponement of January. "It's too early to decide a new date," he said. "Depending on whether Egypt and other Arab countries managed to achieve reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah".
Regarding the statement that Abbas does not want to run back to the elections, the official stated "The President will remain in power until elections held. Today he has not decided the next step," he said.
In an interview with BBC Arabic, Abbas said he did not intend to participate in the upcoming general elections, following a power struggle between Hamas and Fatah.This decision is considered competitors as a failure that led to the collapse of Abbas's credibility in the eyes of Palestinians.
"Threats will not vote Abbas was a bluff," said one political observer in the forecasts."He knows will not be able to win elections without the support of Hamas," he said.
According to him, Threats Abbas did not participate in elections is considered the Palestinians as an act against the U.S. Government. "Abbas expects the U.S. to support him again. If he is really serious (resigned) nothing will hinder," said an observer.
Azzam Al-Ahmed, senior officials close to Abbas in Fatah Abbas does not imply a desire to vote because of fear that would impose Abbas Palestinian leaders and citizens in a crisis.
"If the president withdrew his words (not participating in the elections), leadership in the Palestinian Authority would collapse," he told the Jerusalem daily, Al Quds magazine section. He appreciated the president's decision not to vote for policies related to the U.S. reply to the continued construction of Israeli settlements.
Abbas' Fatah officials claimed to make painful concessions Develop a plan now approved the peace treaty if Israel continued the construction in the West Bank and Jerusalem for six months."The United States failed to pressure Israel to halt settlement building and that's why we feel disappointed," he said. Possible Abbas will announce his decision to retire from politics at the PLO Central Council meeting on 15 December next forecasts.
Candidates in addition to Abbas, according to Ahmed there will not be able to compete with Abbas. But he hopes the PLO Central Council will be able to persuade Abbas to stay in power and avoid a power vacuum.Fatah accused the United States as a repressive and tyrannical forces that try to divide the Palestinians with others. However, he said, U.S. forces will not last forever. "State of the super power it would collapse quickly," said Ahmed.
Two bombs exploded in two cities of Palestine. In this incident, 46 people confirmed dead.
One bomb exploded in a market crowded with people, especially women in Lahore,Pakistan, Monday, December 7, 2009. 36 people were killed in the incident in this market.
An hour earlier, a suicide bomb killed 10 people outside a court in the city of Peshawar.
About 100 people were injured in a bomb incident in Lahore. The bomb wasdeliberately placed on the market at the busiest market.
The bomb also caused dozens of cars and shops destroyed in the middle of the night.The majority of blast victims are women and children. Includes a two year old, local police said.
In this country, more than 400 people were killed in bombings since last October,including 105 people in Peshawar market. The explosion in this market occurs when the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States Hillary Clinton to visit Pakistan.
Lahore is the second largest city in Pakistan and often enjadi bombs militant targets.
The Palestinians want a strong pressure from the international community for Israel to stop the Israeli occupation. As stated by the Palestinian ambassador to Indonesia, Fariz Nafi 'Atieh Mehdawi, on the sidelines of the commemoration of the Palestinians in the language institute LIA Jakarta, Friday, January 8, 2010.
"We need to stress a very powerful and meaningful to Israel from the international community because we are an international conflict issues," said Mehdawi.
International community, continued Mehdawi, has made it clear that they encourage the achievement of a Palestinian state. "However, we can not declare a Palestinian state without having the device in that policy. This requires a pressure, a joint effort," said Mehdawi.
Indonesia, continued Mehdawi, in international and national capacity and as the world's largest Muslim country, Indonesia is very influential position.
Besides needing help to put pressure on Israel, Palestinians also need all the tools for developing countries. "What we need primarily is a component of human resources. Of course there is the infrastructure that needs to be built," said Mehdawi.
According Mehdawi, Indonesia has given a million dollars to rebuild Gaza and other forms of humanitarian assistance. "Indonesia has been doing what needs to be done, and We Could not ask for anymore. Even though Indonesia has always asking what else We need," said WHO Could give Mehdawi Such a speech in the Indonesian language. In fact, the construction of Israeli settlements make things more complicated. "How can we build a country if there are others who move in that place?" Mehdawi said.
Mehdawi assess Israel is not serious to reach a solution. The international community, according to Mehdawi, conscious and condemned it, including President Barack Obama.
"If you want to build a house, get up on your own property. Why did you come to our property. That complicates the situation. We will not sit at the negotiating table because they dictate the outcome of negotiations," said Mehdawi firmly.
