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Olmert: Abbas Powerless to Speak for Palestinians
(Reuters) Nancy Waitz - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told CNN Sunday that Palestinian Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was powerless to speak on behalf of his people. "He is helpless. He's unable to even stop the minimal terror activities among the Palestinians," Olmert said. "So how can he represent that government in the most crucial, complex and sensitive negotiations, about which there are so many divisions within the Palestinian community?" In Israel, Abbas is widely seen as a weak leader unable to engage in peacemaking while the militant group Hamas is in power.