Palestinians' New Digs, All-Access for Abbas

Published May 27, 2009

After years of working out of a temporary office, Amin Abou-Hassira, head of the Palestinian delegation in Canada, unveiled a permanent, albeit unofficial, embassy in the Centretown neighbourhood, just metres from the Rideau Canal.

Visiting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was on hand for the opening and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Mr. Abou-Hassira on the steps of the large...