No path towards Palestinian state except a politic...

Nicolas Sarkozy, French President, “If you want to be considered as a legitimate voice, you must acknowledge that there is no other path towards a Palestinian state except through a determined commitment to the search for a political solution and therefore to the dialogue with Israel.” Just the diplomatic support Mahmud Abbas came to find. He rules the secular group Fatah in the West Bank but has had no control in Gaza since Fatah was routed by Hamas nearly two years ago. By channeling all aid money through him, donors hope to encourage the rival Palestinian factions to bury the hatchet.