Palestinians congratulate Biden, indicate end to boycott of U.S.


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  • Sunday, 08 Nov 2020

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas prepares to speak during a news conference with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (not seen) at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York, U.S., February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Yana Paskova

RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in a statement that indicated he will drop his three-year political boycott of the White House.

Abbas had ended all political dealings with President Donald Trump's administration after the U.S. leader's 2017 decisions to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and to move the U.S. Embassy there.

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