Abbas embraces Palestinian gunman
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JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank -- A prominent West Bank gunman carried a smiling Mahmoud Abbas on his shoulders yesterday, endorsing the presidential candidate and prompting questions of whether Abbas is playing campaign politics or identifying with violent groups.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- His right hand on the Koran, Mahmoud Abbas took the oath of office yesterday as Palestinian Authority president, then declared that "our hand is extended toward an Israeli partner for making peace."
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JERUSALEM -- Election front-runner Mahmoud Abbas marked the end of the 40-day Muslim mourning period for Yasser Arafat by asserting his commitment to a peace deal that would create a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as a capital.
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The Palestinian president draws cheers by vowing that his government will recognize Israel. But he forgot about Hamas
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (15/11/04) - The new head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Mahmoud Abbas, escaped unharmed Sunday when militants burst into a mourning tent for the late Yasser Arafat firing assault rifles, killing two security guards
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President Mahmoud Abbas's ruling Fatah  movement renewed its support on Sunday for a mutual cease-fire  with Israel, reinforcing the Palestinian leader before he meets  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon this week.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas declared that  he had won a Palestinian presidential election on Sunday and  dedicated his victory to Yasser Arafat, the late iconic leader  he is replacing.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Victory by Mahmoud Abbas,  an advocate of non-violence, in Palestinian presidential  elections stirred hopes Monday he could pursue peacemaking  Israel said must start with a crackdown on militants.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Thousands of Palestinians  including armed militants gave presidential election  frontrunner Mahmoud Abbas a hero's welcome on Saturday in a  Gaza refugee camp shattered by fighting with Israel.
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Meanwhile, the favored candidate, Mahmoud Abbas, escaped injury as Palestinians waged a deadly gun battle during a mourning service for Yasir Arafat.
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Mahmoud Abbas, who is expected to win the Jan. 9 elections to succeed Yasir Arafat as Palestinian president, praised Mr. Arafat&#39;s legacy today in a speech marking the
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Thousands of Palestinians  paid tumultuous homage to leader Yasser Arafat on Friday,  surging around the helicopter that flew his coffin home to the  West Bank in a chaotic scene of guns and tears.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud   Abbas assured world governments on Thursday any national unity   government he negotiated with Hamas would recognize Israel's   right to exist and renounce violence.
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A group of Palestinians unleashed bursts of gunfire yesterday as Mahmoud Abbas, a possible successor to Yasser Arafat as president, arrived at a mourning service for Arafat in Gaza City.
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BBC journalist Alan Johnston meets Palestinian President Abbas to thank him for helping secure his release.
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-- Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the front-runner in coming presidential elections, re ceived a loud ovation from thousands of supporters at his first public rally Tuesday, generating some excitement for the low-key politician seeking to
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Thousands of Palestinians, some wearing  mock suicide-bomber belts, lined Gaza roads Monday to welcome  home the remains of 15 gunmen handed over by Israel in a  gesture to help President Mahmoud Abbas shore up a cease-fire.