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War-Weary Palestinians Turn to Abbas
(Telegraph-UK) Sitting in a room transformed into a shrine to her dead brother, an activist with the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, 34-year-old Amni uttered an opinion that only weeks ago would have been regarded as heresy. "In this intifada we didn't achieve anything," she said. "It was a setback. All we have got is more martyrs, more prisoners, and more checkpoints. In this house everyone is tired. We want a rest." Before Arafat's death it was bad form to say so. With him gone, there has been an upsurge of candor. The majority of people, it seems, have had enough of violent struggle and are prepared to put their faith in the stern but peaceful strategy advocated by Mahmoud Abbas, the favorite to win Sunday's Palestinian election. His victory, many hope, will bring an end to the uprising.