Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, walks with his arm around Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert prior to a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Sunday July 13, 2008. Sarkozy met the two leaders ahead of a Union for the Mediterranean summit which will bring together leaders of 43 nations in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, some of whom have never before sat around a single table. AP Photo logo AP Photo 16 months ago

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, walks with his arm around Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert prior to a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Sunday July 13, 2008. Sarkozy met the two leaders ahead of a Union for the Mediterranean summit which will bring together leaders of 43 nations in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, some of whom have never before sat around a single table.

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  1. A Palestinian policeman attaches a picture of president Mahmud Abbas to a police car during a parade in the latter's support and calling him to seek re-election in the West Bank town of Hebron on November 7, 2009. Abbas announced on November 5 that he would not stand in the Palestinian general election he has called for January.
  2. Palestinian security forces hold pictures of president Mahmud Abbas as they parade in his support and calling him to seek re-election in the West Bank town of Hebron on November 7, 2009. Abbas announced on November 5 that he would not stand in the Palestinian general election he has called for January.
  3. Young Palestinians wave their national flag during a demonstration in support of president Mahmud Abbas (picture) and calling him to seek re-election, in the West Bank city of Jenin on November 7, 2009. Israel is keen on Abbas staying in office despite his announcement he will not seek re-election, officials said. Abbas insisted that his announcement was 'not a stunt' and Palestinian officials said the president's declaration was motivated by his disappointment with Washington on the settlements issue.
  4. Palestinian Fatah supporters attend a demonstration in support of their president Mahmud Abbas and calling him to seek re-election, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on November 06, 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts.
  5. Palestinians attend a demonstration in support of their president Mahmud Abbas (portrait) and calling him to seek re-election, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on November 06, 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts.
  6. Palestinians attend a demonstration in support of their president Mahmud Abbas (portrait) and calling him to seek re-election, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on November 06, 2009. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts.
  7. Former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the University of Arkansas on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Olmert was speaking at the University as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
  8. Former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the University of Arkansas on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Olmert was speaking at the University as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
  9. Former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the University of Arkansas on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Olmert was speaking at the University as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
  10. Gladys Tiffany, left, and Aaron Thomas hold signs outside a building at the University of Arkansas campus where the former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert was speaking on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Olmert was speaking as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
  11. Security guards forcibly remove a protestor after he interrupted Ehud Olmert's, former Prime Minister of Israel, lecture about the challenges of the Middle East and Israel-Palestinian peace process during a World Affairs Council event at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Thursday Oct. 22, 2009. Over 20 protestors were removed from the lecture.
  12. Security guards forcibly remove a protestor after they interrupted Ehud Olmert's, former Prime Minister of Israel, lecture about the challenges of the Middle East and Israel-Palestinian peace process during a World Affairs Council event at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Thursday Oct. 22, 2009. Over 20 protestors were removed from the lecture.
  13. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) tastes a piece of cheese as he visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers.
  14. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers.
  15. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) speaks with France's Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (R) before inaugurating a major exhibit of art from Turkey at the Grand Palais in Paris October 9, 2009. Culture Minister Mitterrand is facing calls for his resignation for having written about paying boys for sex in Thailand, revelations that were made in a 2005 autobiography "The Bad Life". Jean-David Levitte (2ndL) is President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor.
  16. A member of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, writes on a board the 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy' promises as the workers prepare a symbolic meeting with the president. In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.

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