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But since Arafat ' s death , Europeans and Americans have been able to find common ground : supporting Ariel Sharon ' s withdrawal from Gaza , putting pressure on Israel to let the Palestinians hold elections and , covertly , backing Mahmoud Abbas to become the next Palestinian leader .
 geographical social political: Europeans; geographical social political: Americans; geographical social political: Israel; geographical social political: the Palestinians; geographical social political: Palestinian; person: Arafat; person: Ariel Sharon; person: Mahmoud Abbas; person: the next Palestinian leader; location: Gaza
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 geographical social political: Europeans; geographical social political: Americans; geographical social political: Israel; geographical social political: the Palestinians; geographical social political: Palestinian; person: Arafat; person: Ariel Sharon; person: Mahmoud Abbas; person: the next Palestinian leader; location: Gaza