Most recent polls show that Abbas beats Hanyia of Hamas 53%-39% and Fatah beats Hamas 43%-29% in party polling. The numbers are virtually unchanged since the last serious poll.
You see, Abbas really did not have to prove anything. He’s made it. Abbas met with Samir Kuntar because he wanted to meet with Samir Kuntar – because in his heart, he probably respects Samir Kuntar.
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The intense emotional pull Mahmoud Abbas felt for terrorist Samir Kuntar overrode diplomacy. And it overrode decency.
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