Abbas says has right to sack Hamas government
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for a political solution to resolve a Palestinian crisis but made clear he had the right to sack the Hamas government.
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JERUSALEM -- President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt yesterday condemned the recent Hamas takeover of Gaza as a coup that threatens the future of a single Palestinian state.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday his agreement with the ruling Hamas militant group on forming a more moderate coalition government was off.
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Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters demanded on Friday that Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh head any Palestinian unity government despite a deal for him to step aside as a means of restoring Western aid.
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Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters on Friday demanded that Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh head any Palestinian unity government despite a deal for him to step aside as a way of restoring Western aid.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas harshly criticized the Islamic Hamas on Wednesday over its takeover of Gaza last week, referring to the group's members as "murderous terrorists."
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France told Palestinian President Mahmoud  Abbas on Saturday it would be "disposed to co-operate" with a  planned government involving Abbas's Fatah and Hamas and seek  support for it from other Western powers.
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In a dramatic announcement, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on the parameters of a future Palestinian state if no agreement is reached with Hamas on a political platform within 10 days.
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MAHMOUD Abbas, who is virtually certain to be chosen as the new Palestinian leader in elections next month, voiced his opposition to the Palestinian uprising in an interview this week and declared it must stop.
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Hamas says it has taken full control of Gaza, hours after Palestinian President Abbas declared an emergency.
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Hamas has accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of launching a coup after he announced a plan for early elections in an attempt to break a political deadlock and have crippling international sanctions lifted.
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The Hamas-led Palestinian government endorsed on Monday President Mahmoud Abbas's proposal for a ceasefire between militants and Israel, a cabinet spokesman said.
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France told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday it would be "disposed to co-operate" with a planned government involving Abbas's Fatah and Hamas and seek support for it from other Western powers.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday he might opt to dissolve the Hamas-led government and that unity talks with the Islamist group had broken down.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that his moderate Fatah party and the ruling Hamas party have agreed to form a coalition government &#151; a move the Palestinians hope will ease crippling international sanctions. Later, Palestinian TV reported that Abbas would dissolve the Hamas-led Cabinet within 48 hours.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud   Abbas reassured Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni that a   national unity government he was negotiating with Hamas would   recognize Israel's right to exist, an aide said.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas signed decrees dissolving the Palestinian government and declaring a state of emergency across the West Bank and Gaza Strip, an Abbas aide said on Thursday.