On the Middle East and Iran

Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas recognized at Aqaba that terrorism is not a means to a Palestinian state, but a deadly obstacle to it. He pledged to use his full efforts to end the armed intifada and to work without compromise for the end of violence and terror. He also pledged to make Palestinian institutions, including security services, more democratic and accountable. Read on. (Town Hall/Global Viewpoint, 12 June 2003)