US Vice President Joe Biden was hosted by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Wednesday following his meetings with Israeli officials earlier in the day. Abbas told his guest how sorry he was to hear about the murder of a US citizen by a Palestinian terrorist on Tuesday but didn’t condemn the attack or refute an earlier statement by the PA lauding it. “The continued Israeli dictates, settlements and occupation are the reason behind the violence and bloodshed,” Abbas said.
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