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(Abu Ala) politician, accepted the position as Palestinian prime minister in September, after Mahmoud Abbas resigned from the post. Qurei, a longtime ally of Yasir Arafat and speaker of the…
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Palestinian terrorist, was found dead in Baghdad in August. Many questioned the determination that his death was a suicide when it was revealed that there were four bullet wounds in his head…
57, Israeli politician, was elected prime minister of Israel in a landslide victory in May over incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu. Barak immediately restarted talks with Palestinian leader Yasir…
leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, breezed to victory in January’s election for president of the Palestinian Authority, winning 62% of the vote. Abbas succeeded former…
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