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Romney meets Palestinian PM Fayyad

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ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION<br/> <br />U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney met with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Sunday (July 29) in Jerusalem.<br/> <br />The meeting came shortly after Romney met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. .<br/> <br />Romney's visit to Israel gives him the opportunity to appeal to both Jewish voters and pro-Israel evangelical voters and contrast himself with Obama, who has a strained relationship with Netanyahu.<br/> <br />Romney has sharply criticized Obama's handling of Iran as not being tough enough.<br/> <br />After his meeting with Netanyahu, Romney met with President Shimon Peres, opposition head Shaul Mofaz and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.<br/> <br />During a photo opportunity with reporters, Romney briefly chatted with Fayyad about the Olympics.<br/> <br />"An entertaining and delightful opening ceremonies. Wasn't it spectacular?," said Romney.<br/> <br />Jerusalem is the second leg of a trip Romney hopes will display his foreign policy credentials in his race to unseat President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 election.

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