Palestinians’ Abbas warns against failure of talks

By Washington Examiner

Published April 22, 2014 7:12pm ET

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Palestinians’ Abbas warns against failure of talks — Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, and senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad meet in Gaza for talks aimed at reaching a reconciliation agreement between the two rival Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Palestinians have been divided since 2007 when Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip from Fatah forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) | Hatem Moussa

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Tuesday that if peace talks with Israel fail he may dismantle the Palestinian Authority and hand over responsibility for 2.5 million of his people to Israel.

Abbas told a group of visiting Israeli reporters that their country’s policies have left his West Bank government powerless and that if it continues its path he will “let it come and run this authority.”

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