September 18, 2014 | Quote
Insight – After Mahmoud Abbas, Who Will Lead the Palestinians?
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“He doesn't have a protege, he hasn't facilitated a system in which people feel they can rise to the top,” said Grant Rumley, an expert on Palestinian affairs at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, D.C.
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“It's becoming an urgent matter,” Rumley said of the absence of a single leader-in-waiting.
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“The Americans love him and the Israelis love him,” said Rumley of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “He's about stability and security – basically U.S. policy – keeping things calm and keeping the status quo.”
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“Shtayyeh may well be the top candidate,” said Rumley. “If there's a long, drawn-out process to decide who is the next leader of the Palestinians, Shtayyeh is the guy.”
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