The release of the "Palestine Papers" by Al- Jazeera have intensified the bitter rivalry between Abbas and the Islamic militant Hamas, which wrested the Gaza Strip from the Palestinian president in a violent takeover in 2007.RELATED:'Iran is playing games, using Hamas as a card'Erekat: ‘Obama has no credibility in the Middle East'PA, with US backing, delayed UN vote on GoldstoneErekat accuses US, British citizens of leaking documentsPA on leaks: Al-Jazeera always doubted our views on peaceOn Thursday, hundreds rallied in Gaza City, burning a photo of Abbas and raising a large picture of Al-Jazeera's benefactor, the emir of Qatar.
Salah Bardawil, a Hamas legislator, told the crowd that "those traitors and anyone who is thinking of compromising any of our rights" should be put on trial.