The first person Obama called as the leader of the free world is Mahmood Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian people and promised to work toward a "durable peace." He called him hours after taking the oath of office and told him he was the first person he called as the American President.Obama said: "This is my first phone call to a foreign leader and I'm making it only hours after I took office, according to Abbas' assistant.
I am encouraged and while Abbas has been very critical of Hamas (some of it very justified) it is a step forward. Maybe change has trule come. Along with closing down Guantanamo Bay trials and pledging a new transparency, I am hopeful.
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