In private, Abbas, Palestinian officials reportedly voice hope that Benjamin Netanyahu will lose

Palestinians from across the political spectrum said Monday that they were not pinning any hopes on the general elections in Israel, mainly because they do not see a difference between the two major powers, Likud and Labor (Zionist Union).

 

Although the Palestinian Authority’s official stance has been that the elections are an internal Israeli affair, some officials in Ramallah expressed hope that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his Likud would lose the vote.

 

“We hope Israeli voters will wake up and vote this man out of office,” said a senior Fatah official. “A vote for Netanyahu and the right-wing parties is a vote against peace and for more war and bloodshed.”

 

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