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An illusory partner for peace
Ed Morrissey, The Examiner Aug 25, 2006 5:00 AM (1208 days ago)SAN FRANCISCO An interesting development took place in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict earlier this week, and almost no one noticed it or noted its impact. Last week, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced a unilateral cease-fire in the West Bank and Gaza, one that would put an end to rocket and missile attacks into Israel in order to pressure the Israelis to end its Gaza incursion and agree to a prisoner swap for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Abbas promised that the armed groups in the territories had agreed to honor this cessation of hostilities as a way to take Israeli pressure off of them in Gaza.
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