BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The ongoing protests in the West Bank mark the beginning of a new uprising against the Israeli occupation motivated by economic crises and could extend to the Gaza Strip, says Hamas official in exile Mousa Abu Marzouq.
Speaking by telephone late Friday, the deputy chief of Hamas’ politburo said President Mahmoud Abbas "should take a courageous decision before it’s too late. The Palestinian Authority was meant to become an independent entity, but the opposite happened."
Abu Marzouq expressed concern that “someone could target the president just as what happened with late Palestinian president Abu Ammar (Yasser Arafat) because Israel has recently described him as needless.”
However, the Hamas leader expects Israel to intervene and “rescue” the PA because Israel is still interested in the presence of the PA. “The PA will not fall unless Israel wants it to fall, or the Palestinian people decide to change the situation.” more
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