Palestinian President Says He Won’t Seek Re-election

New York Times by Ethan Bronner, Mark Landler | Nov. 6, 2009 (News Report)

The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, warned on Thursday that he would not seek re-election, the latest sign that the Obama administration’s drive to broker a Middle East peace accord, one of President Obama’s key foreign policy goals, has fallen into disarray. Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 6, 2009

The less Mr. Abbas can show that he has gotten from Israel and the United States, the likelier it is that Palestinian voters will turn to Hamas, which calls for the ... More »

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