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Hamas can never seize the West Bank: Abbas
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday his Hamas rivals will "never" be able to take over the West Bank as they did the Gaza Strip, where they ousted his forces in 2007. "Hamas succeeded in its capture of Gaza because we wanted to avert military confrontation, but what happened there would not be repeated in the West Bank. Never," Abbas told journalists. Hamas seized power in Gaza in June 2007, ousting forces loyal to the moderate Palestinian president after a week of deadly street battles. Posted by: Fred 2009-02-01 |
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