Polls may be delayed, says Abbas - Democratic Underground

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Polls may be delayed, says Abbas

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4574682.stm

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said he will delay the parliamentary elections if Israel refuses to allow Palestinians to vote in east Jerusalem.
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Meanwhile, violence has continued in the Gaza Strip with reports of 200 police storming government buildings.
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They fired into the air as they moved through the streets of Rafah, in southern Gaza, taking over courthouses, an election office and other government buildings.
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Also on Monday, about 32 European Union election observers have begun fanning out across the Palestinian territories ahead of the 25 January poll.
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