RAMALLAH – To an observer, it sometimes seems that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas knows something we don’t. Otherwise, it’s hard to explain the sense of satisfaction he is projecting these days. Above all, it appears that since his announcement that he will not run in the next elections, the rais is feeling a sense of relief. This week, in a speech to the PLO’s Central Council and afterward in an interview with Haaretz, he was in an upbeat and jovial mood, smiling all over and looking confident.
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