There is one reasononly, why Abbas is talking about holding general elections: to continue mlking the cash cow he has in the form of US and European governments.
The Palestinian leadership’s ongoing efforts to muzzle its critics not only deprives Palestinians of their salaries and pensions, it also involves intimidation and arrests.
Hamas can now claim another ‘achievement’ in their jihad against Israel by transforming a clear-headed and courageous young man into a blind and disabled one.
While the PA and Hamas are beating up each other’s supporters, “pro-Palestinian” activists on US and Canadian campuses are blaming Israel for Palestinian woes.
So far, Israel’s objectives in armed conflicts with Hamas have been limited to avoid the reoccupying Gaza or to send it down the “Somalia model” path of chaos.
It has been another tragic year for Palestinians living in Syria, but pro-Palestinian advocacy groups and mainstream media seem to have missed the misery.