Fatah, Hamas use Jerusalem unrest to deflect attention from own problems
The Palestinian factions are already competing for the title of the best “defenders of Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque” against alleged Israeli efforts to “Judaize” the city.
Fatah and Hamas officials wait for a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and representatives of Palestinian groups and movements as a part of an intra-Palestinian talks in Moscow, Russia February 12, 2019(photo credit: PAVEL GOLOVKIN/POOL VIA REUTERS)ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH