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PA’s Abbas congratulates Starmer on becoming PM of UK
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on March 31, 2024, in Ramallah. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas congratulates new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his office says in a statement.
In a diplomatic cable to London, Abbas says he hopes the new British government will work with Ramallah to achieve peace, stability and development in the Middle East and to help the Palestinian people “obtain their legitimate rights, freedom and independence in a sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
