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Article: Militant showdown looms for Abbas; Palestinian Authority cuts ties to militants after bombing kills 20 Israelis.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- August 21, 2003
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Byline: Nicole Gaouette Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
JERUSALEM -- The suicide bomb in Jerusalem that killed 20 Israelis and wounded more than 100 Tuesday night has also pushed US plans for peace between Israelis and Palestinians to a critical point.
While Israel's reaction will shape events in the next few weeks, the future success of the road map will depend on the way Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas deals with militant groups, analysts say.
They add that Mr. Abbas's course of action is likely to determine his own future as well. The bombing could change the way the peace plan is executed. The attack also ...