Abbas Wins
By Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
No surprise here. Now we'll see how the media portrays Abbas. At the outset, I can say that it's almost certain that most media outlets will portray Abbas as a true moderate who merely resorted to anti-Israel rhetoric on the campaign trail in order to appeal to Palestinian opinion -- similar to the Washington Post's editorial portrayal that I discussed in a previous blog post. However, this is something to keep an eye on in the coming days. If the media annoints Abbas a moderate before he has done anything to earn that appellation, that reduces the chance that the world will hold Abbas accountable for cracking down on Palestinian terrorism.
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