Abbas Picks Hamas Leader to Form New Govt (AP)
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, right, and Ismail Haniyeh, expecting to be named the next Palestinian prime minister seen during talks in Gaza City, Monday, Feb. 20, 2006. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began a meeting Monday with Ismail Haniyeh, and he is expected to name the Hamas official as the next Palestinian prime minister. Haniyeh, whose group won an overwhelming majority in Jan. 25 parliamentary elections, will have five weeks to form a Cabinet.(AP Photo/Mohammed Saber, pool)
AP - Hamas presented its choice for Palestinian prime minister — a pragmatic former university administrator — and the Islamic militant group reached out to other factions, including Fatah, to join a broad-based Cabinet that might stand a chance of gaining international approval. |
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