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From the Liveblog of Thursday, August 21, 2014

More details on Abbas-Mashaal meeting

21 August 2014, 5:10 pm

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As the PA’s Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas’s Khaled Mashaal hold a series of meetings in Qatar, Channel 2’s Ehud Ya’ari says that there are a number of issues the two Palestinian leaders must sort out.

The timing of elections for the unity government is a key question, as is Hamas’s role in the West Bank, says Ya’ari. The role of the PLO in the new government is also an outstanding issue.

Abbas is trying to convince Mashaal and his Qatari hosts to agree to a ceasefire with Israel, he adds.

A handout picture released by the Palestinian president's office (PPO) shows Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (C-L) meeting with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani (C) and Hamas exiled leader Khaled Meshaal (C-R) in the capital Doha on August 21, 2014. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/ PPO / THAER GHANEM) — A handout picture released by the Palestinian president’s office (PPO) shows Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (C-L) meeting with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani (C) and Hamas exiled leader Khaled Meshaal (C-R) in the capital Doha on August 21, 2014. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/ PPO / THAER GHANEM)

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