President was greeted with considerable pomp as he met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas Friday in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinians rolled out the red carpet in Bethlehem - literally - as Biden and Abbas reviewed the troops and national anthems were played outside the Palestinian Muqataa Presidential Compound. Biden shook hands with the 86-year-old Abbas, who heads the Palestinian Authority that administers parts of the occupied West Bank and cooperates with Israel on security.
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