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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/22/opinion/22sat1.html?hp
For Mr. Abbas: Time to Act
(New York Times) Editorial - We were encouraged to see President Bush use Mr. Abbas's trip to Washington this week to ratchet up pressure on both the Israelis and the Palestinians. The Bush administration was right to press Mr. Abbas to require that candidates in the coming legislative elections renounce violence. Mr. Abbas himself must begin to match his words about eschewing violence with actions because that's the only way the Palestinians will ever get the state they so crave.