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The naming of names

June 21, 2007 |

I suppose it takes one to know one:

“There is no dialogue with these murderous terrorists.” That’s how Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, characterized his attitude toward Hamas after the radical Islamist party seized control of the Gaza Strip. For a holder of his office, this was a first: honest condemnation of behavior that everyone except Palestinians themselves — plus a few British news agencies — know as “terrorism.” wsj


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