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Shaking Hands in Jerusalem Against the Backdrop of the Palestinian Flag
(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - The Palestinian flag was hoisted at the side of the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday for a photograph of Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mahmoud Abbas. This was customary in former prime minister Ehud Olmert's days, and it was decided to follow the previous government's precedent. Netanyahu took great pains to demonstrate warmth and friendship toward Abbas. Netanyahu received Abbas at the door, shook his hand cordially and ushered him in. "I'm glad you came to my house," he said. Abbas wrote in the guest book: "Today I returned to this house after a long absence, to continue the talks and negotiations, hoping to reach an eternal peace in the entire region and especially peace between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples."