Presidential election frontrunner Mahmud Abbas urged Palestinians to abandon the armed uprising as Israel vowed to ensure a free and fair ballot to choose Yasser Arafat’s successor. Abbas said that the Palestinians could not hope to secure a military victory over the Israelis and that attacks by militant groups and the use of weapons would only be counter-productive to the national cause. “I believe that it is clear that a military solution is impossible,” the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) chairman told a gathering of business leaders in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Full Story
About OODA Analyst
OODA is comprised of a unique team of international experts capable of providing advanced intelligence and analysis, strategy and planning support, risk and threat management, training, decision support, crisis response, and security services to global corporations and governments.