Israel criticized Palestinian Authority presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas for insisting on a “right of return” for Palestinian refugees. “We are very sorry about the last statements by Mahmoud Abbas about the necessity of Palestinians to keep the heritage of Arafat, which was involved with terrorism most of the time,” Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told reporters Wednesday.
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