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Islamic Jihad joined Hamas in calling for a boycott of Palestinian Authority presidential elections. Islamic Jihad, which is smaller than Hamas but enjoys considerable popularity on the Palestinian street due to its violent terrorist attacks, said Thursday its adherents should not turn out for the Jan. 9 vote to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat.

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