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Hamas accuses Abbas of 'usurping power'

Source: Press TV
Ramallah : Palestine | about 1 month ago  
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    Palestinian President Abbas attends Friday prayers in Ramallah
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    Palestinian President Abbas speaks to media in Ramallah
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Palestinian President Abbas attends Friday prayers in Ramallah
The decree calling elections "has no value whatsoever from a constitutional point of view," Deputy Palestinian parliamentary speaker Ahmed Bahar told a news conference on Saturday, saying Abbas "must be tried for usurping power." Abbas, whose term expired in early 2009, has announced that elections...
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