Thursday, November 12, 2009

My Way News - Palestinian vote put off, Abbas remains in office
My Way News reports: "The Palestinian Election Commission ruled Thursday that January's scheduled vote should be put off because of opposition from the Islamic militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip and is a rival of Abbas' Fatah faction. [...] Hamas overran Gaza in 2007, expelling Fatah forces loyal to Abbas. Hamas leaders oppose an election organized by Fatah, and without Gaza a complete election cannot be held."

Comment: Half the Palestinians want peace with Israel, the other half don't (and they are getting arms from Iran) but the popular media would have us believe that Israel is the stumbling block to peace, not the peace-loving Palestinians. Weird.

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