DAMASCUS, SYRIA - JUNE 20: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on June 20, 2009 in Damqascus, Syria. Abbas, who is on a regional tour of Syria and Saudi Arabia, discussed reconcilitaion efforts between Abbas' Fatah party and the Islamic Hamas movement which are being mediated by Egypt and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?s speech outlining terms for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the creation of a Palestinian state. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - JUNE 20: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on June 20, 2009 in Damqascus, Syria. Abbas, who is on a regional tour of Syria and Saudi Arabia, discussed reconcilitaion efforts between Abbas' Fatah party and the Islamic Hamas movement which are being mediated by Egypt and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?s speech outlining terms for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the creation of a Palestinian state.

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