You have Mahmoud Abbas. He is the president for the Palestinian authority. He's in the 18th year of his four-year term, all right? He will not stand for re-election because he knows if he does, he's going to lose to Hamas.
Michael Oren comments on the political situation of Mahmoud Abbas and the implications for the Palestinian authority.
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