Doomed UN Bid Shows Abbas’s Struggle as Hamas Gains Support
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s dwindling domestic support may be the real reason behind his latest venture abroad.
The 79-year-old leader is pressing ahead with a push at the United Nations to set an end-2017 deadline for Palestinian statehood even as the U.S. threatens to block the measure. At home, polls show him trailing the Hamas chief in the Gaza Strip. They also indicate Palestinians think Hamas’s armed militancy is more effective than the peace talks he’s held.