Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank have demonstrated in support of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
The rallies were held in Hebron and Bethlehem. Mr Abbas visited the two cities on Sunday. The Fatah movement supporters want him to remain in politics.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres has called on his Palestinian Authority counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to stand for re-election.
Earlier this week Mr Abbas announced he would not be standing in the upcoming Palestinian elections because of the lack of progress in the peace negotiations.
Mr Peres urged Mr Abbas to change his mind and not give up. He assured Mr Abbas that Israel genuinely wanted peace.
Mr Peres made the remarks at a memorial rally...
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BBC NewsThousands in West Bank urge Abbas not to quitReutersHEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians turned out in Hebron on Sunday to urge Mahmoud Abbas to run again for the presidency following his announcement that he did not want a second term in the job. ...Tibi: I was with Abbas when he formulated announcement not to runJerusalem PostRidiculous claimHa'aretzTop Palestinian Rules Out Race for Re-electionNew York TimesBBC...
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Khaled Meshaal, leder af den islamiske Hamas-bevægelse, opfordrer den palæstinensiske præsident, Mahmoud Abbas, til at droppe den kompromissøgende kurs overfor Israel, samtidig vil han have palæstinenserne til at droppe de interne stridigheder.
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier. Shimon Peres ...
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Israeli youths light candles during a memorial rally marking the 14th anniversary of the assassination of late Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin at Rabin's square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered ...
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