Palestinian Shock: President Says He Wants To Quit (ap)

Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas heads a meeting of the Fatah party's executive committee in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abbas said in a televised speech on Thursday that he will not seek re-election in Palestinian elections to be held in January.(AFP/Abbas Momani)AP – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pushed Mideast peace prospects into unknown territory Thursday, announcing he doesn’t want another term and opening the way to a succession battle that could play into the hands of his rival, the militant Hamas.

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