Israel National News reports: “Mahmoud Al-Aloul, deputy leader of the Fatah movement, said on Wednesday that holding the elections to the Palestinian parliament without eastern Jerusalem would be a ‘betrayal and crime’.

In a radio interview, Aloul claimed that Israel, which is the ‘occupying authority’, has thus far refused to provide any answer regarding the holding of elections in eastern Jerusalem as demanded by the Palestinian Authority.

He stressed that holding elections in the ‘occupied capital’ of the Palestinian people is a ‘political and sovereign issue not a technical or procedural issue’ and also involves the ‘religious and spiritual dimension.’

‘As far as we are concerned, Jerusalem is not just a geographical location, but an essential part of our faith,’ said Aloul…”

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