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Abbas trying to build countermovement to the US

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas recently called on the African Union to supervise the upcoming legislative elections, while also calling for an international peace conference, which is seen as a move away from the US administration in sponsoring peace talks with Israel.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is trying to counter the anti-Palestinian international efforts led by the Donald Trump administration, by encouraging the creation of a consortium of countries friendly to Palestine.

Palestine’s chairing of the Group of 77 plus China, a consortium of 134 United Nations member states, has given the Palestinian leader a chance to lobby for Palestine.

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