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(4 Oct 2016) Supporters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas clashed briefly on Tuesday with over a dozen Palestinians in Ramallah protesting their leader's attendance of the funeral of Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Abbas supporters waved flags of his Fatah political group and chanted slogans in support of the leader.
A group of protesters, mostly women, took to the streets to express anger at Abbas attending the funeral as well as his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The incident points at a divide in Palestinian society after Abbas made an unprecedented trip to Jerusalem to join a host of international figures attending Peres' funeral.
While Peres is viewed in the West as a visionary advocate for peace, his legacy in the Arab world is mixed and reaction has been subdued.
Animosity toward Israel remains strong in the Arab world, especially at a time of deadlock in peace efforts, and Peres is still associated with wars and settlement construction that took place during his lengthy career.
Abbas, however, was one of the lone Arab voices to express his sadness over Peres' death, and his aides say he wanted to recognise Peres for his years of effort to promote peace.
Abbas and Netanyahu, who have barely spoken to one another during the past seven years, shook hands and briefly chatted at the ceremony on Friday.
Abbas greeted the families of Peres, shaking hands and hugging dovish Israeli leaders before he was seated in the front row.


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