Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2009 > November > 06 > Palestinian Authority’s Abbas says he won’t run for re-election

Palestinian Authority’s Abbas says he won’t run for re-election

Decision may be serious setback to U.S. strategy in the Middle East

By Howard Schneider / The Bulletin
November 6, 2009

JERUSALEM — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, citing dismay over the progress of U.S.-brokered peace initiatives, said Thursday he does not want to run for re-election when his term ends in January, potentially upending the Obama administration’s strategy for the region.

Abbas’....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.