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Sunday, August 10, 2014
Egypt aims to boost Abbas, sources say
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDiplomatic sources tell Walla news that Egypt’s goal is to strengthen PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s political standing.
The Egyptian proposal will force Hamas to “recognize that they are second in line, and Abu Mazen [Abbas], as the one who has Egypt’s support, is the leader of the Palestinians who will lead the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip,” the sources say.
The sources stress that while Israel has publicly stated it will not negotiate while rockets rain down, unofficially it continues its contact with Egypt.
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