Mohamed Cherif Abbas, Algeria's minister for veterans, is seen

Mohamed Cherif Abbas, Algeria's minister for veterans, is seen in this 2007 file photo. Mohamed Cherif Abbas was quoted Monday Nov.28, 2007 in the daily El Khabar as saying that French President Nicolas Sarkozy was brought to power by a "Jewish lobby that has a monopoly on French industry." The flap comes as Sarkozy is preparing to visit Algeria next week.
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