Kesher Talk

Demanding elections: OpinionJournal's Best of the Web asks

Why should the U.S. and Israel be deciding who the Palestinian Arabs' leaders are? It's reasonable to insist that the Palestinian Authority hold elections (which Arafat has refused to do since 1999, when his elected term expired), and of course Israel has every right to demand that the Palestinian leaders, whoever they are, act in good faith and abjure terrorism. But who represents the Palestinians ought to be a decision for the Palestinians themselves.

A nice thought for certain, but please explain how free and fair elections could be held in the Palestinian dictatorship -- then we can talk.

posted by Howard @ 2/06/2002 03:07:53 PM