PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS AND PRIME MINISTER ISMAIL HANIYEH MEET

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) talks with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza City November 8, 2006. Abbas and Haniyeh began talks in Gaza on Monday that were expected to lead to a deal on a unity government, potentially easing sanctions against the Hamas-led authority. (UPI Photo/Omar Rashidi/HO)