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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) and Palestinian security adviser Mohammad Dahlan (R) attend a meeting with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza April 5, 2007. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA) - RTR1OBRZ

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) and Palestinian security adviser Mohammad Dahlan (R) attend a meeting with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza April 5, 2007. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA) - RTR1OBRZ

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GAZA CITY, -: Hamas' MP Ahmed Bahar, gives a press conference in Gaza City,11 July 2007. A boycott by Hamas MPs prevented the holding of a key Palestinian parliament session today called by president Mahmud Abbas in a tactical move that could consolidate the leader's power over the sidelined chamber. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)

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