Ramallah, Palestine/Amman, Jordan - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas recently gave a press conference in which he outlined the problems within the Palestinian Authority and its relations with the outside world. In the press conference, Abbas hinted at some undemocratic moves that he plans to make in order to break a current deadlock that has resulted in nationwide strikes as a result of the failure of the government to pay salaries to public employees.
The world community has imposed an unjust siege on the Palestinians banning transfer of money to the government and the Israelis have refused to turn over to the Palestinian Authority the $50 million in taxes collected every month.
In explaining his possible next moves, Abbas said that bread for our children is more important than democracy. With this statement, Abbas, a moderate Arab leader, is putting the first nail in the coffin of a U.S. led drive to bring democracy to the region. By threatening to dissolve a democratically elected government, Abbas will reverse the results of free and fair elections in the Middle East.
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