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             Abbas Demands 'Firm Timetable' for Israeli Withdrawal

   by VOA News

   Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has demanded a "firm timetable" for
   an Israeli withdrawal from occupied Palestinian lands.

   Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Abbas said he would
   seek a U.N. resolution to achieve this. Abbas aides said the timetable
   would be three years.

   Palestinian officials also accuse the Israelis of committing war crimes
   during the recent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant
   group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

   Abbas appeared at the U.N. a day after his Fatah organization and Hamas
   announced that their unity government would take control of the Gaza
   Strip.

   Fatah and Hamas -- which rules Gaza -- agreed to set up the unity
   government after peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian
   Authority stalled earlier this year.

   Some information for this report comes from AP.
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