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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 president Mahmud Abbas speaks during a press conference after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on November 17, 2009.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) and chief negotiator Saeb Erakat (L) hold a press conference after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on November 17, 2009.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) meets with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas (L) in Cairo on November 17, 2009. The leaders centered their talk on the situation in the Palestinian territories and the Arab peace initiative after last week�s Arab League meeting.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) meets with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas (L) in Cairo on November 17, 2009. The leaders centered their talk on the situation in the Palestinian territories and the Arab peace initiative after last week�s Arab League meeting.
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A boy wearing the traditional chequered keffiyeh stands between portraits of Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas during a rally held on November 15, 2009 in the West Bank village of Beit Furik, near Nablus, to mark the symbolic declaration of independence.
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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 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 (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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A Palestinian flag flutters as president Mahmud Abbas addresses a rally commemorating the fifth anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death in the West Bank city of in Ramallah on November 11, 2009.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (back C) addresses a rally commemorating the fifth anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death in the West Bank city of in Ramallah on November 11, 2009.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (back L) addresses a rally commemorating the fifth anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death in the West Bank city of in Ramallah on November 11, 2009.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas addresses a rally commemorating the fifth anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death in the West Bank city of in Ramallah on November 11, 2009.
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A Palestinian man flashes the victory sign next to a banner bearing the picture of President Mahmud Abbas during a rally marking the fifth anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death in the West Bank city of in Ramallah on November 11, 2009.
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An elderly Palestinian man smiles as he stands under a poster of President Mahmud Abbas during a rally marking the fifth anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death in the West Bank city of in Ramallah on November 11, 2009.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (2nd R) lays a wreath on the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the fifth anniversary of his death in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 11, 2009.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas lays a wreath on the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the fifth anniversary of his death in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 11, 2009.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas visits the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the fifth anniversary of his death in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 11, 2009.
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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 (portraits), days after he said he would not seek re-election in January.
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) meets with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Amman on November 17, 2009.
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Regarding the position of the EU, we all know the Swedish draft was a good draft because it put in clear cut terms the issue of East Jerusalem. Then came the final, vague form
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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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We all know the Swedish draft was a good draft because it put in clear-cut terms the issue of East Jerusalem
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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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If Hamas persists in its refusal to allow the [presidential and parliamentary] polls to take place in Gaza, I will not agree to the vote in the West Bank.
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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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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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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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Until our problem is solved, we are guests in Lebanon, and we refuse any nation other than our own
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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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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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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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In the West Bank we have a good reality
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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 sons of Israel are mentioned as those who are corrupting humanity on earth
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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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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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Hamas would take over and Mahmoud Abbas would be lynched.
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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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Mahmoud Abbas is very, very unique leader. He hates power. He's very sincere, he really believes in peace
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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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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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Brazil, as an important country, and President Lula, as a respected leader, can play an important role
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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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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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