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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad stands on a ladder as he picks olives with villagers during harvest in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah October 31, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS AGRICULTURE) - RTR2TGGD

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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad stands on a ladder as he picks olives with villagers during harvest in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah October 31, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS AGRICULTURE) - RTR2TGGD

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