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Abbas aides reportedly said that the Palestinian leader anticipates pressure from Obama to agree to the US proposals, but Ramallah will insist on a freeze in settlement construction and the release of elderly, ill, and female prisoners as well as those held in administrative detention. Palestinian observers believe that Abbas is hoping to secure Barghouti’s release so that he could groom him to be his successor as head of Fatah. Given that the Palestinian leader has yet to anoint a replacement, it is assumed that tapping Barghouti would be a popular move on the Palestinian street
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 07:18:36 +0000

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