Palestinian party rejects Mideast peace talks
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A major faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization rejected new peace talks with Israel just hours before their scheduled resumption in Washington on Monday after a three-year break.
The leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said that talks' resumption was a unilateral move by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas which did not have the backing of the PLO as a whole. "The PFLP is against a return to negotiations," said one of the party's leaders, Khaleda Jarar. (AFP)
