Embattled
Jul 8 2008, AP

A debate over when Mahmoud Abbas’ term expires is threatening the Palestinian president’s ability to head off a permanent split between Gaza and the West Bank _ and Washington’s goal of forging some sort of Mideast peace deal by year’s end.Gaza’s...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen heads a meeting with the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah in this Monday, Sept. 25, 2006 file photo. A seemingly...