Abbas catches Israel off guard
Israeli officials and analysts were shocked by Mahmoud Abbas' bold move for Palestine to join international agencies.
![ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN/KERRY A masked Palestinian boy holds a picture of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a Fatah demonstration in support of Abbas in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadoum near Nablus April 4, 2014. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3JYJS](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/04/RTR3JYJS.jpg/RTR3JYJS.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=4Dt4l4GR)
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