Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in remarks published on Wednesday that he hoped Israel’s interim prime minister, Ehud Olmert, would win upcoming elections in the Jewish state. “We respect the free will of the Israelis. I hope that Olmert wins. I know him well,” Abbas told Italy’s Corriere Della Sera newspaper in an interview. Abbas did not elaborate on his reason for backing Olmert. Full Story
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