Palestine: Mahmoud Abbas's Proposal to Hamas "Elections Can Be Deferred"

Following his bluff that he would resign before January elections, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has now signalled that he can step back regarding the date of the battle.

On Monday, Abbas said that he is "keen" for a reconciliation with Hamas in order to hold new elections by June 2010.

Now that Abbas had drawn in his horns and covered his bluff, it is now a question of his credibility in the eyes of Palestinians and seriousness of his political will in the eyes of Hamas.