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Abeer Ayyoub

Abeer Ayyoub

May 12, 2013

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (L) holds the hand of Egyptian Cleric and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi (R) upon al-Qaradawi's arrival at Rafah Crossing in the southern Gaza Strip May 8, 2013. Al-Qaradawi arrived on Wednesday for a three-day visit to Gaza Strip with a delegation of Muslim scholars. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION) - RTXZFCT — Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (L) holds the hand of Egyptian cleric and International Union of Muslim Scholars Chairman Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi (R) upon al-Qaradawi's arrival at Rafah Crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, May 8, 2013. — REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

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