Epstein Secrets

sympathize with the plight of the Palestinian people, [but] there is no love lost for Yassir Arafat." The report complains that, "the emergence of Mahmoud Abbas as the new Palestinian Prime Minister comes exactly at the wrong time." Why? "His ascent to power seems legitimate. He is a fresh face, and a clean

reas, Chairman of the Board, Archer Daniels Midland Company Stelios Argyros, former Member of the European Parliament Michael Armacost, President, The Brookings Institution; former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Jarzy Baczynsk, editor-in-chief, Polityka, Warsaw Euan Baird, Chairman, Schumberger Limited Piero Bassetti, form

ailed to deliver on basic government functions. The old Arab nationalist visions of the 1950s and 1960s that animated the moderate Palestinian leader Mahmood Abbas and his mentor Yasir Arafat have less appeal to Palestinians today. One of the greatest differences today, as the Arab spring raises the hope that d

years to come. Daniel Byman is a professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and the research director of the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution. His book A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism will be released in June 2011. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023529 --- PAGE BREAK

ty of Vermont and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution-Doha. He noted the presence of a large American ai

inance the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority -- which is effectively broke, thanks to penalties imposed by the Israeli and U.S. governments after Mahmoud Abbas's successful push for a U.N. General Assembly vote on Palestinian U.N. membership, and a freeze in financial aid from Gulf State donors, most notably S

ty of Vermont and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution-Doha. He noted the presence of a large American ai

finance the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority - which is effectively broke, thanks to penalties imposed by the Israeli and U.S. governments after Mahmoud Abbas's successful push for a U.N. General Assembly vote on Palestinian U.N. membership, and a freeze in financial aid from Gulf State donors, most notably S