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Abbas: ‘It was agreed east Jerusalem would have its own municipality’

Abbas: ‘It was agreed east Jerusalem would have its own municipality’

West Jerusalem would be the capital of Israel while east Jerusalem would be the capital of a Palestinian state Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas recently told reporters in Jordan. According to a report two weeks ago in Palestinian Authority daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, “Abbas said that during his talks with Olmert, ‘it was agreed that east...
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Abbas and Egypt against lifting naval blockade on Gaza

A recent poll conducted by the Palestinian Center For Public Opinion in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza in March 2010 found that if new legislative elections were held, Hamas would likely lose with Fatah receiving 42 per cent of the vote while Hamas would get just 28 percent. Hamas would also lose...
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