When was Mahmoud Abbas got involved in Palestinian politics?
Early 1940s
In the 1950s
In the 1960s
In the 1970s
Answer
Mahmoud Abbas got involved in Palestinian politics in the 1970s, when he became a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). He was a close ally of Yasser Arafat and served as his deputy from 1993 to 2004. Abbas was elected president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in 2005. He has since led a series of unsuccessful peace talks with Israel.
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