Palestinian Showdown: Abbas Extends Deadline for Hamas before Calling Referendum

by conneticutkati | June 6, 2006 at 02:05 pm
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Foreshadowing a potentially bitter showdown among the Palestinians, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday he was giving militant Hamas three days to accept a document implicitly recognizing Israel before he would call for a referendum on the matt

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