Sep
17
2007
Palestine and the world a love hate relationshipÂ
By Daoud Kuttab
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Moments after Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Hamas led government and declared a state of emergency on June 15th , he got a supportive phone call from the
US Secretary of State Condoleza Rice. Within 24 hours
US president George Bush and other world leaders had also called Abbas. In less than a week the 18 month crippling international economic siege on the Palestinian Authority was magically lifted. The signature of the new Palestinian finance minister Salam Fayyad who also headed the emergency Continue Reading »