Thursday, November 5, 2009

Mahmoud Abbas Says He Will Resign In January 2010

The Jerusalem Post reports that "Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday evening his intention to withdraw his candidacy from the January 2010 presidential elections."

Israelnationalnews.com reports that "Fatah has not promoted any candidate as a potential replacement for Abbas. Polls show the most popular Fatah figure besides Abbas to be arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison for his role in the murder of several Israelis."

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