Abbas calls off PLO parley to avoid ‘confrontation’ with Israel, US
The meeting was postponed because Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants to maintain channels of communication with the Israeli government.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C), joins a reading of the Koran prior to a meeting of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee in the West Bank city of Ramallah, August 22, 2015. (photo credit: MAJDI MOHAMMED/POOL VIA REUTERS)ByKHALED ABU TOAMEHUpdated:
