Abbas drops Jerusalem from campaign trail

Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas cancelled a campaign stop planned in Jerusalem today, worried that Israeli security arrangements would have embarrassed him.

Abbas drops Jerusalem from campaign trail

Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas cancelled a campaign stop planned in Jerusalem today, worried that Israeli security arrangements would have embarrassed him.

Abbas, the overwhelming front-runner in Sunday’s election, had been tentatively scheduled to travel to Jerusalem to pray at the al-Aqsa mosque, hold a rally and tour the Old City.

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