Jihad Will Boycott Palestinian Election
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GAZA CITY, 3 December 2004 - Islamic Jihad said yesterday it would boycott a Jan. 9 Palestinian presidential election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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Â· Prisoners driven to Fatah leader's compound Â· Hamas members excluded from amnesty
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RAMALLAH, West Bank Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti (mahr-WAHN&#39; bahr-GOO&#39;-tee) now says he won&#39;t be a candidate for Palestinian president.
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Baghdad -- A group representing thousands of Sunni Arab mosques around the country said Wednesday that it would call for a boycott of the elections in January if the US military and the Iraqi government continued the military operations around the
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Lebanese factions backed by Damascus are set to boycott a presidential election in parliament on Tuesday, blocking the anti-Syrian majority from choosing a new head of state.
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Jailed popular leader Marwan Barghouthi decided on Wednesday to run in a Palestinian presidential election and Hamas militants vowed to boycott it, throwing the campaign into turmoil after Yasser Arafat's death.
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Hamas bans outdoor prayer meetings in Gaza, saying they were used by its Fatah rivals to stage mass protests.
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TERROR boss Osama bin Laden has told Iraqis in a new taped message that those taking part in elections would be infidels. And the Sunni minority&#39;s main party is threatening a boycott, placing the landmark vote next month under increasing pressure.
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The radical Palestinian group Hamas says it will boycott next month&#39;s election for a successor to the late Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.
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CANBERRA The Palestinian presidential poll to replace Yasser Arafat, scheduled for Jan. 9, has been thrown wide open by the entry of the jailed Palestinian activist Marwan Barghouti into the race and by Hamas&#39;s boycott.
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The Islamic movement Hamas said today that it would not take part in Palestinian presidential elections set for January, a decision that could complicate efforts to hold a peaceful and orderly campaign.
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JERUSALEM -- Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi decided yesterday not to run for president of the Palestinian Authority and called on voters to support Mahmoud Abbas, the candidate of the ruling Fatah party, in elections scheduled for Jan. 9.
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A tape purportedly from al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden aired on Monday by al-Jazeera satellite channel has called upon the Iraqis to boycott the coming elections due on Jan. 30.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Palestinian leaders are condemning an Israeli raid on a Gaza refugee camp as a major distraction ahead of the Palestinian presidential vote.
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The Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, vowed Wednesday to crack down on armed groups operating in Palestinian areas in preparation for the scheduled Jan. 9 presidential election for a successor to Yasir Arafat.
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THE THREAT: The Association of Muslim Scholars promises to boycott critical January elections in Iraq if coalition forces attack Fallujah.
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A deadly Palestinian attack in the West Bank drew a threat from Israel Saturday to scrap a promise to limit military operations on the eve of a presidential election to pick a successor to Yasser Arafat.