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| Palestinian official says Mitt Romney is undermining hopes for peace | Palestinian official says Mitt Romney is undermining hopes for peace |
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| A senior Palestinian official has said Republican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney is undermining hopes for peace and democracy in the Middle East. | A senior Palestinian official has said Republican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney is undermining hopes for peace and democracy in the Middle East. |
| Saeb Erekat, a top aide to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, rejected Romney's recent video remark to donors that the Palestinians have "no interest whatsoever" in peace. | Saeb Erekat, a top aide to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, rejected Romney's recent video remark to donors that the Palestinians have "no interest whatsoever" in peace. |
| Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Erekat said "no one stands to gain more from peace than the Palestinians, and no one stands to lose from the absence of peace like the Palestinians." | Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Erekat said "no one stands to gain more from peace than the Palestinians, and no one stands to lose from the absence of peace like the Palestinians." |
| He said those who tolerated Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian territories were "working against democracy and peace". | He said those who tolerated Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian territories were "working against democracy and peace". |
| Erekat also urged world leaders to "create hope and opportunities, not despair". | Erekat also urged world leaders to "create hope and opportunities, not despair". |
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