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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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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) meets with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Amman on November 17, 2009. View Photo »
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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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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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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas speaks during a press conference after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on November 17, 2009. View Photo »
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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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(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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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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Hundreds of Palestinians gather in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 9, 2009 to express support for president Mahmud Abbas (portrait), days after he said he would not seek re-election in January.
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Women and children follow from the doorstep of their home a welcoming ceremony for Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (portraits) who was touring the West Bank town of Halhul, north of Hebron, on November 8, 2009.
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A villager offers freshly picked local grapes to Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (L) during his visit to the West Bank town of Halhul, north of Hebron, on November 8, 2009.
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Women in traditional dresses welcome Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (R) with local bread, coffee and grapes during his visit to the West Bank town of Halhul, north of Hebron, on November 8, 2009.
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Palestinian Fatah supporters welcome Mahmud Abbas (portraits) in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on November 8, 2009. Abbas, who was elected at the head of the Palestinian Authority in 2005, announced earlier this week that he will not seek re-election in January polls.
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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.
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Israel says it rejects preconditions for restarting negotiations, but in fact the Israelis reject peace
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Mahmoud Abbas is on his way to becoming the governor of the West Bank
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We both signed the Oslo agreement ... I turn to you as a colleague, don't let go.
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Mahmoud Abbas cannot hold elections only in the West Bank ... Everything he says on this subject is to put pressure on Hamas.
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I have told our brethren in the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organisation] ... that I have no desire to run in the forthcoming election
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I was not privy to the contacts between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and PA President Mahmoud Abbas, and only after the proposal was published, I said publicly that I found it unacceptable
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The president is deeply frustrated because of this American position and because of Israel's insistence on negotiations while expanding settlements ... He wants to quit but we will not allow him -- because we do not have an alternative.
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Hamas movement needs guarantees to implement what has been agreed upon with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during the previous sessions of dialogue held in Cairo over the past seven months
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Israel should honour its obligations, especially with regards to the total halt on the settlements
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We won't accept any more notes, reservations, adjustments or time extension. Accepting the reconciliation pact should be now, but if Hamas doesn't sign the pact soon, President Mahmoud Abbas will declare on Oct. 25 that the elections will be held on Jan. 25,2010
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Jerusalem is in danger, and Arabs and Muslims must be aware of it
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The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, differs from his predecessor Yasser Arafat in the way he handles political crises. Sometimes he retreats and vows to resign, as he is less able to bear external as well internal pressures
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The Palestinian people in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are called to take part in the general presidential and parliamentary election on Sunday, January 24, 2010.
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If Israel does not soften its positions on the peace process, the Palestinian Authority will resume pushing to get the Goldstone report moved to the Security Council, and thence to the International Criminal Court, an associate of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Haaretz Tuesday
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Fatah completely supported the Egyptian proposal … but then Hamas put down obstacles to achieving a reconciliation
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The police are legally considering the possibility of filing a lawsuit on behalf of the families of the police martyrs to sue Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
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So far we haven't received any information from the U.S. administration over what has been reported earlier in Israeli media that a deal was reached with Israel over the issue of settlements
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U.S. President Barack Obama's summit meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas in New York this week was a good thing, but it amounted to little more than a photo opportunity
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squeezes Israel in the corner
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Obama wanted the Palestinian cause to degenerate to the level of a Photoshop opportunity with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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All the time, Hamas searches for any reason or any excuse to evade from dialogue and from advancing the national unity that ends their black coup on Gaza. They simply want to establish their own black emirate
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He also spoke very clearly about Iran, and we see his speech in a very positive light ... The three-way meeting [between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Obama on Tuesday] had a very positive effect because the main thing is that we showed that we do not intend...
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We know (Hamas) are looking for any excuse. This is not the first time they have disagreed about the dialogue, and now they are doing so with the excuse of the Goldstone report
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The President orchestrated a mini summit today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but in the end, the result was a hand shake, not a break through....Mr. Obama has reached out to rogue nations like Iran, but that hasn’t stopped President Ahmadinejad.....
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I'm saying for the first time that Hamas leaders escaped Gaza to Sinai in ambulances
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