The stakes for Mahmoud Abbas in Palestinian polls

 Michael Jansen

Michael Jansen

The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The stakes for Mahmoud Abbas in Palestinian polls
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hands the election decree to Chairman of the Palestinian Central Election Committee Hana Naser in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. File/Reuters