Once again, we are faced with the ugly spectacle of a terrorist-generated war in the Middle East. Disturbances on the.
His de facto cancellation of the elections was highly predictable, despite the advanced stage that the elections process was in. The writing had been on the wall for a long time.
Abbas had been searching for an escape hatch and a ladder to climb down from elections because going ahead with them would have placed his ruling Fatah movement at great risk.
The last time a vote was held in the Palestinian arena was in January 2006, when Hamas won a majority of parliamentary seats. A repetition of this scenario was highly likely had the elections taken place.
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The Latest: UN chief wants halt to Israeli-Gaza escalation
JERUSALEM (AP) The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians, sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem and as Israel has signaled it’s widening its military campaign:
UNITED NATIONS U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is demanding an immediate halt to the “spiraling escalation” in Israeli-Palestinian violence. A spokesman says the United Nations “is working with all relevant parties to de-escalate the situation urgently.”
Guterres “is gravely concerned” by the upsurge in violence, and “is deeply saddened to learn of increasingly large numbers of casualties, including children, from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, and of Israeli fatalities from rockets launched from Gaza.
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallies Muslim leaders against Israel
Erdogan has spoken to Malaysia s king and the leaders of Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, as he seeks a strong stance by Muslim nations against Israel, according to Erdogan s office.
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JERUSALEM: The office of Turkey s president says he is engaged in intense telephone diplomacy in a bid to end Israel s use of force against Palestinians.
Since late Monday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken to Malaysia s king and the leaders of Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, as he seeks a strong stance by Muslim nations against Israel, according to Erdogan s office.
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