Mahmoud Abbas

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1. Wikipedia: Mahmoud Abbas
2. BBC News: Profile: Mahmoud Abbas
3. Electronic Intifada: Mahmoud Abbas - Palestinian President
4. International Herald Tribune: Abbas declares state of emergency (June 14, 2007)
5. Guardian Unlimited: Profile: Mahmoud Abbas (September 6, 2003)
6. CNN.com: Who is Mahmoud Abbas? (January 15, 2005)
7. Global Security: Mahmoud Abbas Profile  

Mahmoud Abbas Recent News

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• CNN: Israel, Palestinians agree to resume talks amid Gaza offensive (March 5, 2008)
• The New York Times: Mahmoud Abbas News
• BBC: Abbas breaks contact with Israel (March 2, 2008)
• International Herald Tribune: Abbas calls on U.S. and Israel to address... Mideast (September 20, 2007)
• Radio Netherlands Worldwide: Rice attempts to smooth path for peace conference (September 20, 2007)
• FoxNews.com: Rice Calls Abbas After Palestinian Leader Declares State of Emergency (June 14, 2007)
• Guardian Unlimited: "Civil War Warning to Palestinians" (June 6, 2007)

Mahmoud Abbas Background and Profiles

• FOXNews.com: Mahmoud Abbas Biography
• Jewish Virtual Library: Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)
• CBC News: Indepth: Middle East (January 10, 2005)
• U.S. Dept of State: Remarks between Condi Rice and Mahmoud Abbas (March 25, 2007)
• BBC News: Abbas Achieves Landslide Poll Win (January 10, 2005)

Mahmoud Abbas Speeches

• Inauguration of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (January 15, 2005)
• Palestinian PLO Negotiator Mahmous Abbas, Signing of the Declaration of Principles (September 13, 1993)

Mahmoud Abbas Blogs and Commentaries

• The Huffington Post: Mahmoud Abbas
• Christian Science Monitor: "Can Moderate Abbas Weather Hamas's Rise?" (January 20, 2006)
• CBS News: Mahmoud Abbas: Peaceful Pragmatist (January 9, 2005)
• Council on Foreign Relations: Mahmoud Abbas to the Council on Foreign Relations (July 24, 2003)

Mahmoud Abbas Photos

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Mahmoud Abbas Videos

• YouTube: Exclusive Interview with Mahmoud Abbas (Time: 3:02)
• NPR: Looking Ahead to Mahmoud Abbas' Leadership (January 10, 2005)

Mahmoud Abbas Criticism and Controversy

• CBS News: National Review Online: Why Are We Abetting Terrorists? (June 21, 2007)
• ABC News: Action Needed to Bolster Abbas (February 9, 2005)  
• National Review Online: Laundering Abu Mazen (March 19, 2003)

Mahmoud Abbas Timeline

• 1935, March 26: Born in Safed (now in Israel)
• 1948: Declaration of the state of Israel. Abbas flees and settles in Syria
• 1957: One of the founding members of al-Fatah
• 1970's: Creates contact with socialist and pacifist Jewish groups
• 1993: Central participant in the Oslo Agreement
• 2003 May 19: Appointed Palestine's first prime minister by president Yassir Arafat
• 2003 October 7: Resigns as prime minister
• 2004 November 11: Elected chairman of PLO
• 2005 January 9: Elected president of Palestine.
• 2006 November 12: Replaces Farouk Kaddoumi as head of Al-Fatah.

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