Abbas seen as too fragile to strike deal and implement it

MIDDLE EAST: WHEN INFRASTRUCTURE minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer opens his mouth, a lot of people sit up and listen. This has less to do with Ben-Eliezer himself, and a lot more to do with the fact that the infrastructure minister is one of the people closest to defence minister and Labor Party leader Ehud Barak. The assumption is that when Ben-Eliezer speaks, he is often echoing the private thoughts of Barak. Login or subscribe for more.

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