The trimly bearded, stocky Mr Meshal, relaxed and often humorous, plainly thinks time is on his side.

Meshal胡须整齐，矮壮结实，显得轻松自在且有时相当幽默，他明显认为时间站在他那一边。

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That will hardly convince the Israelis, but Mr Meshal sounds endlessly wary of making concessions that might not then be reciprocated.

仅此很难说服以色列人做出妥协，但马沙尔先生似乎对做出没有得到即时回报的让步持极端谨慎的态度。

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Yet nor is it clear that even Mr Meshal has any control over events.

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By contrast, Khaled Meshal, the movement's supreme leader in exile in Syria, says the opposite.

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Messrs Abbas and Meshal have agreed on a new election commission to prepare for Palestinian elections in 2012.

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