Article: Palestinians grow restless waiting for Abbas decision. Public is still waiting for promised historic speech

KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Jerusalem Post
12-11-2006
Headline: Palestinians grow restless waiting for Abbas decision. Public is still waiting for promised historic speech
Byline: KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 02

Monday, December 11, 2006 -- Ramallah - Hilmi Arafeh said Sunday that when he heard last weekend that Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was about to deliver an "important" speech about the ongoing crisis with Hamas, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"How many times in the last few weeks have we been told to await an important and historic speech by our president?" asked the 65-year-old grocery owner.

"This reminds me of the times when Egyptian radio ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!