Hamas supporters, playing the role of judges (R) and of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, hold a mock trial for Abbas in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip October 12, 2009, following his decision to postpone action on a U.N. report that criticized Israel's offensive in Gaza. Abbas on Sunday defended his decision to back the deferral of a vote on a U.N. war crimes report, saying he wanted to secure broad support for the document. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Hamas supporters, playing the role of judges (R) and of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, hold a mock trial for Abbas in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip October 12, 2009, following his decision to postpone action on a U.N. report that criticized Israel's offensive in Gaza. Abbas on Sunday defended his decision to back the deferral of a vote on a U.N. war crimes report, saying he wanted to secure broad support for the document.

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  1. New York Knicks' Wilson Chandler (21) shoots over Sacramento Kings' Omri Casspi, (18), of Israel, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 in New York.
  2. Alize Cornet of France returns a backhand to Israel's Shahar Peer during their Paris Open tennis tournament match at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, February 9, 2010.
  3. Alize Cornet of France reacts during her Paris Open tennis tournament match against Israel's Shahar Peer at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, February 9, 2010.
  4. Alize Cornet of France serves to Israel's Shahar Peer during their Paris Open tennis match at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, February 9, 2010.
  5. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem in this February 7, 2010 file picture. Netanyahu called for immediate and "crippling" sanctions against Iran on February 9, 2010, as it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel in defiance of international censure.
  6. Spaniard Ariadna Jove Marti (2nd L) and Australian Bridgette Chappell, both activists belonging to the International Solidarity Movement, appear in Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem February 8, 2010. Israel's Supreme Court ordered the two pro-Palestinian foreign activists released on bail on Monday, saying Israeli immigration officers overstepped their bounds by detaining them in the West Bank.
  7. Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman attends an Yisrael Beiteinu party meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 8, 2010.
  8. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (front) attends a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 8, 2010.
  9. An Israeli security guard stands next to a truck with gas at the gas depot in the southern city of Ashkelon, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Police say an explosive device strapped to a gasoline truck was discovered and defused at the entrance to a major gas depot in southern Israel.
  10. Children attend a class after two non-government organizations from Israel set up a classroom at a camp for earthquake survivors in the Golf Club of Petionville in Port-a-Prince, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Thousands were killed and many displaced after Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake.
  11. Children watch at a makeshift classroom, set up by two non-government organizations from Israel, at a camp for earthquake survivors in the Golf Club of the Petionville suburb in Port-a-Prince, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Thousands were killed and many displaced after Haiti's Jan. 12 powerful earthquake.
  12. FILE - In this file photo taken on Sept. 23, 2005, a foreign activist is detained by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration at the construction site of Israel's separation barrier in the Palestinian village of Bilin near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Israeli army says its forces entered the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, and arrested two pro-Palestinian activists from Australia and Spain.
  13. BEIT HORON, WEST BANK - FEBRUARY 7: An Israeli army outpost stands over route 443, a main road on which Palestinian traffic is forbidden, linking central Israel with Jerusalem on February 7, 2010 near the Israeli settlement of Beit Horon in the West Bank. Israeli ministers have proposed a law annexing the road to dodge a recent Supreme Court decision that allows Palestinians to use the West Bank highway. A local road for Palestinian use only is seen on the right.
  14. BEIT HORON, WEST BANK - FEBRUARY 7: Vehicles drive on route 443, a main road on which Palestinian traffic is forbidden, linking central Israel with Jerusalem as Israel's separation barrier surounds it on February 7, 2010 near the Israeli settlement of Beit Horon in the West Bank. Israeli ministers have proposed a law annexing the road to dodge a recent Supreme Court decision that allows Palestinians to use the West Bank highway.
  15. BEIT HORON, WEST BANK - FEBRUARY 7: An Israeli woman walks to a bus station on route 443, a main road on which Palestinian traffic is forbidden, linking central Israel with Jerusalem as Israel's separation barrier surounds it on February 7, 2010 near the Israeli settlement of Beit Horon in the West Bank. Israeli ministers have proposed a law annexing the road to dodge a recent Supreme Court decision that allows Palestinians to use the West Bank highway.
  16. A man stands on a snowy Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights near the Israel-Syria border February 7, 2010. The Golan Heights form a strategic plateau between Israel and Syria of about 1,200 square kilometres (460 square miles). Israel captured it in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in 1981 in a move not recognized internationally.

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  1. Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal smiles during a news conference, during his official visit to Russia, in Moscow February 8, 2010.
  2. Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal attends a news conference, during his official visit to Russia, in Moscow February 8, 2010.
  3. Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal attends a news conference, during his official visit to Russia, in Moscow February 8, 2010.
  4. Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal leaves the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters after meeting Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow February 8, 2010.
  5. Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal (L) shakes hands with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as they meet in Moscow February 8, 2010.
  6. Palestinians wait for a physical examination at a Hamas recruitment center in Gaza City February 7, 2010. According to Hamas officials, thousands of young Palestinians in Gaza have registered their names in hope of joining Hamas' security forces.
  7. A Palestinian youth's height is measured by members of Hamas' security forces at a Hamas recruitment center in Gaza City February 7, 2010. According to Hamas officials, thousands of young Palestinians in Gaza have registered their names in hope of joining Hamas' security forces.
  8. Palestinians wait for a physical examination at a Hamas recruitment center in Gaza City February 7, 2010. According to Hamas officials, thousands of young Palestinians in Gaza have registered their names in hope of joining Hamas' security forces.
  9. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, gestures to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  10. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama for their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  11. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, arrives for their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  12. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama listens during their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  13. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, gestures to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  14. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama for their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  15. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, shake hands at a news conference in thecChancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. In background the Palestinian flag, right and the EU flag.
  16. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, at a news conference in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.

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  10. South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul February 10, 2010.
  11. European Enlargement and Neighbourhood policy Commissioner Stefan Fuele of the Czech Republic addresses the European Parliament during a debate on the progress made by Croatia, Turkey and former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia towards EU accession, in Strasbourg, February 10, 2010.
  12. A man walks next to carts outside the Athens' International airport during a 24-hour strike in Athens February 10, 2010. Air-traffic controllers take part at a nationwide strike called by ADEDY, Greece's public sector union, protesting against government's austerity measures.
  13. Protesters supporting defeated presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka shout slogans against government during a street clash in in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Government supporters hurled stones at opposition activists protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in Sri Lanka's capital Wednesday, in scattered street battles that prompted volleys of tear gas from police.
  14. In this undated photo provided by Xue Mingkai's mother Wang Shuqing, Xue Mingkai, dressed as a security worker, poses for a photo in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province. Xue, a 20-year-old factory worker who joined a banned political party because he was unhappy with one-party rule in China, was sentenced to jail for 18 months Wednesday Feb. 10, 2010, his mother said.
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  16. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, unseen, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.