President Abbas came to power on a platform of nonviolence. He pledged to seek a stable Palestinian state through direct negotiations with Israel.
Ted Deutch: “President Abbas came to power on a platform of nonviolence. He pledged to seek a stable Palestinian state through direct…”
On the recordOctober 21, 2015
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Deutch reminds that Abbas initially supported nonviolence and negotiations.
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