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Abbas
Nov 6 2009, Nahum Y

“It’s time for you to find another donkey.” With those words, according to Palestinian sources, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told the Palestine Liberation Organziation (PLO) executive committee that he would not seek re-election...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, shakes hands with the Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo Tuesday Feb. 24, 2009.