NorthJersey.com 4 weeks ago

Peres urges Abbas to not step down

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier. Full Article at NorthJersey.com

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