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  Mahmoud Abbas says keen to contnue dialogue with Hamas

  World | October 19, 2014 6:24 IST

  Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that he is keen to keep dialogue with Hamas movement going to finalise reconciliation and end the internal rift.Abbas' said this at the inauguration of his Fatah

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  Palestinian President suggests banning Jews at Jerusalem holy site

  World | October 18, 2014 10:30 IST

  Jerusalem: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suggested today that Jews should be banned from a Jerusalem holy site revered by both Jews and Muslims.Abbas made the comments following recent clashes between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli forces

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  Modi meets influential Jewish group in US

  World | September 28, 2014 20:21 IST

  New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met an influential Jewish group here and conveyed that India was proud of the community's acknowledgment that it has been an integral part of Indian society for 2,000

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  Mahmoud Abbas wants UN emergency session on Gaza

  World | July 21, 2014 7:15 IST

  Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called on the UN Security Council to hold an emergency session to discuss Israel's ongoing large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip."The failure of the Security Council to

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  Abbas, Kerry discuss ceasefire in Gaza

  World | July 11, 2014 7:16 IST

  Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday urged US Secretary of State John Kerry to work jointly to ensure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a media report here said.Abbas and Kerry discussed recent developments

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  Palestinian president seeks UN probe into Israeli crimes

  World | July 07, 2014 7:05 IST

  Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday asked the UN to form an international fact-finding committee to investigate what he described as ongoing Israeli violations against the Palestinians. Abbas's comments came after his meeting in the

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  Tensions soar in east Jerusalem; Israel moves troops near Gaza

  World | July 04, 2014 6:44 IST

  Jerusalem: Tensions soared in Arab-dominated areas of east Jerusalem today following the death of a young Arab boy in a suspected "revenge" attack by right wing extremists as Israel moved troops to its border with

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  Holocaust 'most heinous crime', says Palestine's Abbas

  World | April 27, 2014 16:40 IST

  Jerusalem: In a rare gesture towards Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today for the first time publicly decried the Nazi genocide of Jews in the Holocaust as “the most heinous crime” against humanity in modern

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  Abbas Seeks Full UN Membership For Palestinian State

  World | September 24, 2011 7:19 IST

  United Nations, Sept 24: Unfazed by US-Israel opposition, Palestine on Friday staked its claim to become a full member of the United Nations in its long quest for statehood and sought a positive vote on

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  Singh Writes To Abbas, Assures India's Support At The UN

  World | September 20, 2011 8:02 IST

  New York, Sep 20: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written a letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas assuring him of India's “full support” for his country's bid for statehood at the UN.“India has always