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Israel's Foreign Minister Told He Will Be Indicted for Fraud

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli attorney general today told Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that, pending a hearing, he will be indicted for fraud, money laundering and witness-tampering, a move that could eventually bring the collapse of the government. Lieberman faces up to 10 years in jail if convicted. The draft...

Rocket Fired From Gaza; Troops Kill 2 Palestinians

JERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel on Sunday, while Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in a new outburst of violence along the volatile border with Gaza. The violence came a day after Palestinian militants fired some 50 mortar shells into Israel - the heaviest Palestinian assault...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Visit Gaza, Won't Run for Re-Election

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian president offered on Wednesday to visit the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for the first time in four years in a bid to help reunite the rival Palestinian governments. Hamas welcomed the offer. Mahmoud Abbas said he'd be prepared to make the trip within the coming week. Gaza's prime...

Israel Seizes Ship With Iranian Arms Destined for Gaza

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israeli commandos boarded and seized a Liberian-flagged ship that Israel says was carrying "tons" of weapons from Syria to Egypt. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the weapons originated in Iran and were on their way to Gaza, which is ruled by the Islamist Hamas movement. "'We are...

Palestinian Cabinet Dissolved as Abbas Demonstrates Political Reform

JERUSALEM -- The Palestinian prime minister today dissolved his Cabinet in what some said was an attempt to increase popular support and avoid pro-democracy demonstrations like those sweeping Egypt. Palestinian officials insisted that the move is not a direct response to the events in Egypt and said it was meant to help...

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05/29/12 Palestinian factions edge toward unity Source: Telegram & Gazette - Worcester MA GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Ismail Haniya, the Hamas prime minister in Gaza, made the first step Monday to end his groups disputes with the Palestinian Authority, which governs in the West Bank, and create a unity government.
05/29/12 Abbas Praises Country's Efforts to Achieve... Source: AllAfrica.com Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appreciated Egyptian efforts to achieve inter-Palestinian reconciliation and implement a Cairo-sponsored accord between Fatah and Hamas movements to end division among Palestinian factions, said Egypt's Ambassador to the Palestinian Authority Yassir Othman.
05/28/12 Hamas to begin voter registration in Gaza Source: Jerusalem Post - Israel In a move that could facilitate the establishment of a Palestinian unity government, Hamas agreed Monday to allow the Palestinian Central Elections Commission to start registering voters in the Gaza Strip.
05/28/12 Israel's Enforcer Source: SF Bay Area Indymedia Occupation ruthlessness terrorizes them.
05/24/12 Washington Watch: Palestinian irreconciliation Source: Jerusalem Post - Israel Fatah and Hamas signed another power sharing agreement this weekend in Cairo, but if experience is any guide it is doubtful this one will be any more successful than the previous attempts at reconciliation between the rival Palestinian factions.

Background on Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas (, ; born 26 March 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (, ), has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since 11 November 2004 and became President of the Palestinian National Authority on 15 January 2005 on the Fatah (فتح Fataḥ) ticket.

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