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HUMAN history in the Middle East goes back thousands of years. Even in this context, the last eight months of non-communication between Israel and the Palestinians have seemed like a lifetime. Full Article at The Seattle Times
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BEIRUT: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed Monday Lebanon’s full authority and sovereignty over all Palestinian refugees camps while underscoring that the refugees’ presence was temporary, until a comprehensive peace solution was... Full Article at Lebanon Daily Star
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Michel Suleiman, the Lebanese president, right, and the visiting Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, review the guard of honour yesterday at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut. Full Article at The National Newspaper
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BEIRUT, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that his authority is ready to coordinate with Lebanon regarding the issue of Palestinian refugee camps. Full Article at Xinhua
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that he is "keen" for a reconciliation with his Hamas rivals so that Palestinians can hold new elections by June 2010. Full Article at Jerusalem Post
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Speaking after a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the fact that Lebanon will become a member of the UN Security Council beginning next month will "promote the Palestinian issue." Full Article at Ynetnews
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RAMALLAH, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives in Lebanon on Monday, embarking on a regional tour to lobby support for an international recognition of a statehood. Full Article at Xinhua
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BEIRUT: As far as the world is concerned, Saeed Mohammad Hammo technically does not exist. But as he recounts his life as a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon, his story is very much real. Full Article at Lebanon Daily Star
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(IsraelNN.com) Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told an Australian newspaper that U.S. President Barack Obama was mistaken in trying to talk with Iran and in pushing for the building freeze on Jewish construction in eastern Jerusalem, Judea and... Full Article at Arutz Sheva
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Israel's supposed offer of a temporary settlements freeze is a scam, writes Saleh El-Naami A Palestinian woman is prevented from entering her house in East Jerusalem after it was seized by a settler with an Israeli court order Palestinian President... Full Article at Al-Ahram Weekly
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday morning that the construction freeze in West Bank settlement is a temporary move which does not depend on the resumption of peace negotiations with the Palestinians. Full Article at Ynetnews
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However, Netanyahu emphasized that building in the settlements will resume again: "Even if Abu Mazen (PA President Mahmoud Abbas) will come in another eight months with the message 'Peace Now,' we will start building as before. Full Article at Ynetnews
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President Barack Obama's peace efforts included trying to restart talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, right, in September. Full Article at Denver Post
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(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Jordan on Saturday reiterated its support for the Palestinian Authority (PA), represented by President Mahmoud Abbas. Full Article at Middle East North Africa Financial Network
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A delegation from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement ended a one-week visit to China to boost cooperation, a member of the delegation said Saturday. Full Article at People's Daily Online
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RAMALLAH, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian National Authority (PNA) recently launched a campaign of contacts, aiming at earning international support for the plans to demarcating the border of the future independent Palestinian state. Full Article at Xinhua
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[Ma'an] President Mahmoud Abbas will depart this week on a tour of Arab countries seeking support for efforts to establish a state unliterary, sources said on Friday. The president's tour is expected to include Lebanon, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt. Full Article at Rantburg
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Kieron Monks, The Electronic Intifada, 4 December 2009 "We do not negotiate with terrorists" -- a long-cherished mantra of Western democracies. Full Article at The Electronic Intifada
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In Haaretz yesterday, Ari Shavit detailed the results of Netanyahu’s serial efforts to commence negotiations with the Palestinians: He accepts the principle of two states, and receives no response. Full Article at Commentary
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RAMALLAH, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat stated on Friday that Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Fatah party back any prisoners' swap between Islamic Hamas movement and... Full Article at Xinhua
About Mahmoud Abbas
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Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس Maḥmūd ʾAbbās) (born March 26, 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (Arabic: ابو مازن), has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since November 11, 2004 and became President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on January 15, 2005 on the Fatah (فتح Fataḥ) ticket. Full Article
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) speaks during a press conference with chief Palestinian negotaitor Saeb Erakat (R) after he met with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Amman on November 17, 2009.
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Palestinian men perform a traditional dance on November 15, 2009 under a banner bearing pictures of their late leader Yasser Arafat (R) and his successor, the current Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas, in the West Bank village of Beit Furik, near Nablus, during celebrations o...
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (C) attends a rally commemorating the fifth anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death November 11, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank.
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (C) attends a rally commemorating the fifth anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death November 11, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank.
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas attends a rally commemorating the fifth anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death November 11, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank.
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There are no legions under the command of the Palestinian authority in refugee camps and we would cooperate with the Lebanese state to the extent the latter allows, since the camps are Lebanese territories upon which the Palestinians live; thus Lebanon has full sovereignty over them
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Even if Abu Mazen (PA President Mahmoud Abbas) will come in another eight months with the message 'Peace Now,' we will start building as before. The cabinet's decision has a deadline
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Until our problem is solved, we are guests in Lebanon, and we refuse any nation other than our own
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We didn't expect a thank you, but we did expect some kind of gratitude. It took Abu-Mazzen [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas] 24 hours to respond ... Europe is unilaterally declaring east Jerusalem [as the Palestinian capital] and the US did not send us flowers following this move. We shoul...
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The president informed us that the Ministerial Statement mentions improving conditions of Palestinians living in Lebanon, and we trust the Lebanese government in this regard
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have publicly committed to a two-State solution, formal talks have been suspended for almost a year
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In the West Bank we have a good reality
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a lobbying group with established ties to the government of Mahmoud Abbas ... the ‘moderate’ rights groups pushing a thinly-veiled program of Palestinian nationalism and the ‘right of return’ (the backdoor destruction of Israel).
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The sons of Israel are mentioned as those who are corrupting humanity on earth
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Washington knows that any release of Palestinian prisoners to the West Bank could harm Palestinian President Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) and become a victory for Hamas
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We demand that the international community and the world understand that for sixty years, Palestine has wanted to live as a free, peaceful, independent, and sovereign country like the rest of the countries in the world
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But a building freeze is already in place; for three months there has been no building at all, not even in Jerusalem. We will not allow this freeze, which was instituted in order to arrange a meeting with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas, to continue. The Likud was not elected to hurt residents...
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I know that Venezuela, its government and its people, will continue their support for the cause of our people to create an independent Palestinian state
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Few countries have the primacy to greet in 15 days President Shimon Peres, President Mahmoud Abbas and President Ahmadinejad. They are three countries in conflict and have great responsibility for peace in the Middle East
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The US can do more than what it is doing to renew negotiations. We cannot ignore the part that the US plays, and the fact that it can influence Israel to return to the point where negotiations stopped
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As soon as Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, declared that Hamas was holding secret negotiations with Israel on establishing a provisional Palestinian state, Mahmoud al Zahar, a member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip, denied such a claim
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Brazil, as an important country, and President Lula, as a respected leader, can play an important role
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Hamas would take over and Mahmoud Abbas would be lynched.
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Now for a realistic reason, due to certain conditions -- because of the rejection of Hamas and its threat to prevent (voting) by force, naturally they will be delayed, or the time of the elections will come later
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Mahmoud Abbas is very, very unique leader. He hates power. He's very sincere, he really believes in peace
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We believe that Brazil should play a role in the peace process, and we will ask it to take the opportunity to take on the role. I know [Brazil] is respected by the Israelis and the Arabs, and by the Palestinians in particular
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My visit today is to extend our support to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. We are determined to continue our efforts to push the peace process forward reaching the establishment of a viable Palestinian state and maintaining Israel's security
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We believe that Brazil should play a role in the peace process, and we will ask it to take the opportunity to take on the role. I know [Brazil] is respected by the Israelis and the Arabs, and by the Palestinians in particular
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The deadlock in which we find ourselves today is extremely worrying. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said he will insist on a resumption of talks during his meeting later on Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman and with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem the next day. We have to ...
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Iran supports Hamas with money. Hamas' decisions are in the hands of Tehran
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