[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - Prime Minister Olmert told U.S. Secretary of State Rice on Wednesday in Jerusalem that he was interested in strengthening PA Chairman Abbas against Hamas. However, Israel would not help Abbas by releasing Palestinian prisoners before captured soldier Gilad Shalit was returned home. Hamas officials, meanwhile, claimed that Rice's talks with Abbas and some Fatah leaders were designed to set the stage for launching a coup against the Hamas-led government.
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