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Mahmoud ‘Abbas Has Ended All Palestinian Agreements and Understandings With Israel and the United States

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By Marwan Muasher
Published on May 20, 2020
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Marwan Muasher

Vice President for Studies

Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002–2004) and deputy prime minister (2004–2005) of Jordan, and his career has spanned the areas of diplomacy, development, civil society, and communications.

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