Abbas resigns; Israel bombs Gaza City home

Sunday, September 7, 2003

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A disillusioned Mahmoud Abbas resigned as prime minister Saturday after a four-month power struggle with Yasser Arafat, leaving Israel and the United States without a negotiating partner and prompting calls by some top Israeli officials to expel Arafat.

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