Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called on the European Union on Thursday 22 April to pressure Israel to allow Palestinian legislative elections to be held in East Jerusalem on 22 May (see EUROPE B12702A40).
According to him, these elections will be “an open door to overcome the divisions” among Palestinians.
“I call on the European Parliament to step up its efforts and make every effort to obtain Israel’s agreement to receive European observers”, (see EUROPE...