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256:(Gaza)
87:Total
1486:Abbas
1278:Fatah
1216:Labor
1202:Fatah
1186:Fatah
1168:Fatah
1152:Fatah
1136:Fatah
1118:Fatah
1070:Fatah
1052:Fatah
1034:Fatah
994:Fatah
958:Fatah
940:Party
925:Index
447:(PAF)
429:(ALF)
423:(PLF)
417:(PPP)
844:The
169:Flag
89:no.
1596::
1268:19
1254:18
1240:17
1226:16
1208:15
1192:14
1174:13
1158:12
1142:11
1124:10
913:.
718:/
245::
236::
1412:e
1405:t
1398:v
1382:.
1106:9
1092:8
1076:7
1058:6
1040:5
1019:4
1000:3
982:2
964:1
946:0
833:e
826:t
819:v
94:6
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