Palestinian Arab President Wins Support From Olmert, Blair
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The embattled Palestinian Arab leader, Mahmoud Abbas, won crucial support from both Prime Ministers Blair of Britain and Olmert of Israel yesterday as he struggled to head off civil war in the Palestinian Arab territories and push forward peace negotiations.
After meeting Mr. Abbas in his presidential compound in Ramallah, the de facto capital of the West Bank, Mr. Blair threw his support behind Mr. Abbas’s plan to hold early elections in the Palestinian Arab territories.
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