Gunmen to Support Abbas Presidency Bid
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Dozens of gunmen gave a warm welcome to interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, hoisting him on their shoulders and pledging loyalty to his campaign for the Palestinian presidency.
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Campaigning is stepped up for the Palestinian presidential elections, due to take place on 9 January.
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Releases aimed at bolstering support for Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas coup in Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Friday called on Socialist leaders gathered in Geneva to support his attempts to isolate the Islamist Hamas movement, which has taken control of the Gaza Strip.
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The move is meant to help Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle against Hamas.
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GAZA CITY, 15 November 2004 - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was at the center of a shootout in Gaza yesterday hours after he emerged as Fatahâs candidate in the presidential election scheduled for Jan. 9.
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RAMALLAH - Marwan Barghouti will run for president of the Palestinian Authority, reversing an earlier decision to support interim leader Mahmoud Abbas, according to a Palestinian official.
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Mahmoud Abbas is a confident man, certain of a landslide victory on January 9 in the Palestinian Authority&#39;s presidential elections.
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President Bush on Monday pledged help and support to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as the United States prepared to lift economic and diplomatic sanctions against his government since it no longer includes the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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Mahmoud Abbas, who was chosen as PLO Chief to succeed late Yasser Arafat, on Sunday survived an assassination attempt by radical Palestinian gunmen who killed two security service personnel.
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JERUSALEM : Holding Palestinian leadership elections is crucial, negotiations minister Saeb Erakat said, one day after gunmen opened fire in the presence of PLO chief Mahmud Abbas, killing two policemen.
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Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Jordan on Sunday in an attempt to seek international support for January&#39;s landmark elections.
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Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the front-runner in upcoming presidential elections, received a loud ovation from thousands of supporters at his first public rally Tuesday, generating some excitement for the low-key politician seeking to replace
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Gunmen linked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement threatened Tuesday to assassinate leaders of the rival Hamas group &#151; signaling a further escalation after 10 Palestinians were killed in three days of Hamas-Fatah fighting.
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JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank - Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas rode on the shoulders of the West Bankâs most famous gunman during a campaign stop, prompting questions of whether Abbas is playing campaign politics or identifying with
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A gunbattle sparked by  militants confronting moderate interim Palestinian leader  Mahmoud Abbas on a visit to Gaza underscores the urgent need  for elections to replace Yasser Arafat, Palestinian officials  said.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, under growing pressure to rein in militants, ordered his security forces Monday to prevent attacks on Israel and investigate a deadly shooting of Israeli civilians last week.