tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21661313.post8582379836061887346..comments2024-01-23T10:52:07.009+00:00Comments on Hunting Monsters: Palestinian Semi-Presidentialism and Counterfactualsianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09958839106380353855noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21661313.post-49867767699513585432007-08-10T18:59:00.000+01:002007-08-10T18:59:00.000+01:00rhunzzz, I may also come back to your point here a...rhunzzz, I may also come back to your point here at greater length, but my short answer is firstly that it is a bit stupid having elections if you aren't going to respect their results. Secondly, the permanent exclusion of Hamas does not really do anyone any favours. If nothing else, there can be no credible deal with a narrow Palestinian leadership.ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958839106380353855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21661313.post-77859102203253617652007-08-09T07:29:00.000+01:002007-08-09T07:29:00.000+01:00The constitutionally "correct" thing for Abbas to ...The constitutionally "correct" thing for Abbas to do when Hamas won the parliamentary elections was to cede to them most authority in domestic policy, or otherwise come to some kind of power-sharing compromise with them, as did the French presidents who had to share power with opposition governments during the years of "cohabitation" - Mitterrand, Chirac, etc. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately while that would have been the correct thing to do, it may not have been the best thing for the Palestinian people. Abbas was literally caught between a rock and a hard place. That's the problem with the Middle East - there's no right, only wrong and wronger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21661313.post-43956018572114963282007-07-01T18:06:00.000+01:002007-07-01T18:06:00.000+01:00Cheers. I foresee many more fascinating posts abou...Cheers. I foresee many more fascinating posts about semi-presidentialism.ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958839106380353855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21661313.post-68918210689259166482007-07-01T15:52:00.000+01:002007-07-01T15:52:00.000+01:00This is an excellent post, my man.This is an excellent post, my man.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058292698187350375noreply@blogger.com