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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: spiral3 who wrote (27158)4/27/2002 12:11:59 PM
From: tekboy  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Any comments on the credibility of this organization would be appreciated.

they're entirely legit and trustworthy. I've met Khatib, and was impressed by his sincerity and (small "l") liberalism. He and Khalil Shikaki, who had the article in Foreign Affairs over the winter, are among the most dependable sources of reliable information on Palestinian public opinion.

re Frank's comment that the poll "suggests that whoever runs a cleaner act will get good support [and] ... that palestinians will continue to fight against the Israelis until some reasonable arrangement is come to," that's entirely consistent with the data and conclusions Shikaki presented. That was why Shikaki concluded that for Arafat and the PA the choice was "reform or perish."

and as for the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, they're also entirely legit. They're the official foundation arm of the German Social Democratic Party, and do a lot of excellent stuff both at home and abroad. (They've given tg some grant money, for example.<ggg>) Their efforts abroad are comparable to those of the National Democratic Institute (NDI), the Democratic arm of America's National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

Friedrich Ebert Foundation website:

fes.de

National Endowment for Democracy website:

ned.org

National Democratic Institute website:

ndi.org

International Republican Institute (Rep. version of NDI) website:

iri.org

tb@yup.com
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