Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas issued a ban on Tuesday prohibiting Palestinians from carrying weapons and explosives without a license, as part of a crackdown aimed at weakening Hamas militants in the West Bank.
The order was the latest of a series of decrees issued by Abbas since he dissolved a coalition government following Hamas' violent takeover of Gaza, and named a Western-backed emergency coalition, excluding Hamas representation, in the West Bank.
The problem with blogging as long as I have is that I have heard Abu Mazen sing that song before in 2005. Since it wasn’t enforcable in any appreciable way the first time – what is the point of re-issuing the same decree? The only answer I can come up with is that it plays well in the international media.
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