FILE - In this Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walks out after his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, unseen, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The main Palestinian political rivals took a major step Monday toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza. The agreement, brokered by Qatar, was signed by Abbas and Khaled Mashaal, chief of the Islamic militant Hamas. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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