Hamas: Abbas shouldn’t wait for Israel’s consent to hold vote in Jerusalem
In response to Hamas’s appeal, Abbas’s ruling Fatah faction warned that holding Palestinian elections without Jerusalem “means slipping into Zionist-American shameful deal.”
The Arab East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud is seen in front of the Dome of the Rock(photo credit: BAZ RATNER/REUTERS)ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH