 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), with his Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, celebrate the announcement of the new Palestinian president. I sketched their faces full of optimism in the future in spite of all the pain endured by the long-suffering Palestinian people. Haniyeh plays pensively with his beard and Abu Mazen bites his lips, in anticipation, the four eyes peering into an uncertain future. By Jeorge Bahgory parent page (23 - 29 March 2006, issue #787) |