Mahmoud Abbas called off a trip to the United Nations, citing mounting chaos in the Palestinian Authority. Abbas was to attend next week’s opening of the United Nations General Assembly, an event that would have allowed him to hold talks on the sidelines with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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