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Israrli General "Abu Mazin will not be able to hold the elections"

Ramallah : Palestine | about 1 month ago

"Moshe Elad,"is an expert on Palestinian affairs said that President Mahmoud Abbas has no political powers to hold the election on January,noting that "he will not be able to hold elections in any way," as he put it.

Israeli general said in an interview with Israeli public radio that "Abu MazenAbu Mazen can not take people to the streets to call to overthrow the rule of" Hamas "in Gaza, after the failure of the lead cast in achieving this end."

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