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Fatah memo: Obama Caving to Zionist Pressure

An internal document circulated among members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas\' political party says all hopes placed in the Obama administration \"have evaporated\" because of alleged White House backtracking on key issues to the Palestinians.
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October 13, 2009

An internal document circulated among members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ political party says all hopes placed in the Obama administration “have evaporated” because of alleged White House backtracking on key issues to the Palestinians.

The Fatah Party memorandum, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, accuses the United States of backing off from its demands that Israel freeze settlement construction and failing to set a clear agenda for new Mideast peace talks.

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