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miserable.
If Abbas wants a cease-
fire agreement with Israel,
he will need to reach an
understanding with Hamas
— though the P.A. is com-
mitted, under international
agreements like the Oslo
Accords and the road map
Abbas
peace plan, not to reach an
understanding with Hamas
but to eradicate it.
Abbas said during his campaign that
he would never crack down on terror-
ists. Though Israel and the United
States are likely to give Abbas time to
consolidate his power, it's not clear
that they will allow the P.A. to contin-
ue to reap diplomatic benefits before
it makes good on its most basic peace
process obligation.
"We came to the polls with no prej-
udice," said Sheik Hassan Yousef,
leader of Hamas in the West
Bank. "Let's wait and see
what he will do, and then
we shall formulate our
standing."
In the absence of radical
Hamas leaders such as Sheik
Ahmed Yassin and Abdul
Aziz Rantissi — both killed
last year by Israel — and
after four years of largely
futile intifada, Yousef's approach may
become the predominant Hamas poli-
cy.
Though Hamas didn't endorse the
elections and most likely will continue
to oppose negotiations with Israel, it
may reach an understanding with
Abbas, provided that it is given a
greater role in decision-making.
The P.A. suffered considerable eco-
nomic damage in four years of intifa-
da. Though it has received billions of
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Hopeful —And Not
Reaction to election is mixed among local leaders.
HARRY KIRS BAUM
Staff Writer
W
hat happens after the
Palestinian elections
depends on
whom you talk to, but
everyone agrees in a wait-
and-see attitude.
"Hopefully, election is
the first step towards let-
ting the Palestinians cre-
ate their own future. The
fact that they had such a
large turnout is encour-
aging," said Steven
Silverman, president of
Silverman
the Jewish Community
Council of Metropolitan
Detroit. 'After decades of
authoritarian rule under Yasser
Arafat, it wasn't known how well
the Palestinians would take to the
democratic process, and it's very
encouraging, from a Jewish stand-
point, that they have taken so well
and voted in such numbers in the
election.
Silverman said it's "wait
and see" regarding how
Abbas will deal with
Hamas and the other ter-
rorist organizations.
He said achieving corn-
promise and consensus is
what keeps a democratic
country moving forward.
"You acknowledge
there's an opposing point
of view while you might
not necessarily agree with
the view, it is nonetheless
legitimate," he said.
"In trying to deal with factions
like Hamas and Hezbollah that have
stated in public documents that the
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Israel: Terror Aid Up
Jerusalem/JTA — Hezbollah has
boosted support for Palestinian terror-
ist groups, Israeli defense officials
said. According to Defense Ministry
data released Monday, the Lebanese
militia orchestrated at least 20 percent
of Palestinian attacks against Israelis
in 2004, at a cost of some $9 million.
The findings followed Sunday's
Hezbollah ambush on the Lebanon-
Israel border, which killed an Israeli
army captain.
Jerusalem is especially concerned
that Hezbollah, acting on behalf of its
Syrian and Iranian backers, could
foment violence in the Gaza Strip
during and after Israeli forces with-
draw later this year.