Chicago Public Radio 31 May 2005
President Bush met for the first time with Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas, promising $50 million to the Palestinian Authority. This promise of aid money has been called a vote of confidence for Abbas. Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah offered his opinion on the offer on the 26 May 2005 edition of the Worldview program on Chicago Public Radio.
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President George W. Bush shakes hands with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority Thursday, May 26, 2005, as the press records the moment in the Oval Office of the White House. (Photo: White H
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