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Edition: U.S. Article Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Exclusive: IRS hires "hundreds" for new wealth unit 11 Dec 2009 Thailand to charge plane crew over North Korean arms 5:50am EST Houston elects openly gay mayor 12:30am EST Google to produce, sell own "Nexus One" phones: report 12 Dec 2009 "Dead" man wakes up under autopsy knife 17 Sep 2007 Exclusive: IRS hires "hundreds" for new wealth unit 11 Dec 2009 Houston elects openly gay mayor 12:30am EST "Dead" man wakes up under autopsy knife 17 Sep 2007 Rotating house puts family in a spin 11 Dec 2009 Thailand to charge plane crew over North Korean arms 5:50am EST PLO set to extend Abbas term as Palestinian leader Mohammed Assadi RAMALLAH, West Bank Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:11am EST Related News Abbas in Egypt says no deal yet on Israeli Shalit Wed, Dec 9 2009 Israel halts some settlement, urges Abbas to talk Wed, Nov 25 2009 Abbas confirms Palestinian vote to be postponed Fri, Nov 20 2009 Palestinian leader wants popular, diplomatic action Thu, Nov 19 2009 Israel angers U.S. by approving new West Bank homes Tue, Nov 17 2009 RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is expected to extend Mahmoud Abbas's term as president this week and back his call for a halt to Israeli settlement building before more peace talks. World The meeting of the PLO Central Council on Tuesday will remove any doubt over the fate of the presidency when Abbas's term expires on January 25 and back his opposition to U.S. calls for an immediate resumption of peace talks, according to an early draft of resolutions expected to emerge from the meeting. Members of the Central Council have been saying for weeks they expect to extend the term of Abbas, who has Western backing. According to the draft, he will stay in office until elections can be held, which requires agreement between the hostile Fatah and Hamas movements. Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, had called elections for January 24. But a ban by Hamas on participation in the Gaza Strip led to the cancellation of the vote. "President Abu Mazen and all the institutions of the Palestinian National Authority will continue their work and shoulder their responsibilities ... until the holding of elections," read the draft obtained by Reuters. Hamas, which seized control of Gaza in 2007, does not recognize Abbas's legitimacy as head of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority. The Islamist group, which does not recognize Israel's right to exist, opposes his strategy of seeking to negotiate a permanent peace deal. Hamas said an extension of Abbas's term would be illegal and cement Palestinian divisions. "It indicates that Fatah is not interested in ending the divisions," Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, told Reuters. An Egyptian proposal to promote reconciliation between the groups had called for presidential and legislative elections in June. Hamas has refused to sign it, citing reservations. The PLO Central Council draft resolutions said elections must take place by June 28 -- the date set out in the Egyptian proposal -- and called for more efforts to end the split. PLO TO CALL FOR FULL SETTLEMENT FREEZE Hamas is not part of the PLO, which was founded in 1964 and is recognized internationally as the representative body of the Palestinians. The PLO Central Council created the Palestinian Authority in 1993 under interim peace accords with Israel. Abbas is also leader of the PLO. Frustrated by the stalled state of the peace process, he has said repeatedly that he will not seek a second term as president of the Palestinian Authority. However, he has no obvious successor. The PLO Central Council will support Abbas's call for a complete halt to Israeli settlement building before any more peace talks and back "his rejection of American-Israeli pressure," according to the draft resolutions. The EU also has been trying to encourage the Palestinians to resume talks, but the draft PLO Central Council resolutions rejected a partial, temporary "freeze" announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month. Abbas feels let down by the United States for its failure to halt Israeli settlement building in the West Bank, part of the territories where the Palestinians want to establish an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The draft resolutions would also prolong the life of the Palestinian Legislative Council, a 132-seat parliament whose term expires in January. Hamas holds a majority of the seats in the council, having defeated Fatah in a 2006 election. The council has not convened since Hamas took over Gaza in 2007. Prior to that, Israel had arrested many members of the Hamas majority. (Additional reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza; Editing by Tom Perry) World More from Reuters D-Day nears for Dubai's $3.5 billion debt hurdle DUBAI (Reuters) - Heavy rain pounded Dubai on Sunday adding to the gloom of the emirate's debt woes a day before the deadline of the $3.52 billion bond by state-owned developer Nakheel, with no word on how it will be handled. 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