Mahmud Abbas, after 19 years as Palestinian Authority president, is reforming the administration under US pressure. Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki opposes including Hamas. Critics doubt reform readiness due to Abbas's long rule without elections and suppression of dissent.
A “strong & democratic Palestinian Authority”? Does @BelgiumMFA write this with straight face? Abbas is in 19th year of his 4 yr term. He is a Holocaust denier & cont’s to preside of Pay to Slay. Israel - you keep lecturing. PA - you keep praising. @hadjalahbib @BelgiuminIsrael https://t.co/umFPb5tjeZ
The Foreign Minister congratulated the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, on the appointment of his new government. A strong & democratic Palestinian Authority will be key to a peace solution centered around two sovereign states living securely side by side. https://t.co/ZxvyRxQiUe
What do you think of Mahmoud Abbas? https://t.co/NQPZ3tg7sm
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas tries to legitimize his rein by shuffling ministers but that won't make any difference so long as he clings to power (no election since 2005) and represses dissent (directed at him or Israel's apartheid). https://t.co/UXamaBEaTJ
In February, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki downplayed the idea of including Hamas in a new Palestinian government, saying it would be distasteful to other nations. https://t.co/bz24U9gEZ9
Nineteen years after assuming the presidency, Mahmud Abbas has timidly begun reforming the Palestinian Authority under #US pressure, though diplomats are unconvinced a revamped administration is ready for a post-#Gaza war future. https://t.co/pBjbZoKCyz