While the Palestinian Authority has refrained from officially declaring its support for one of the two US presidential candidates, a Lebanese newspaper reported on Tuesday that Barack Obama told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that he supports the Palestinians right to East Jerusalem, as well as their right to a sovereign Palestinian state, but asked them to keep the remarks secret. The report added that the Palestinian Authority is hoping Obama will win, saying that Palestinian leaders believe his support for Israel was mainly aimed at gaining the American-Jewish vote and the support of the Jewish lobby in the United States. 11/04/08