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Palestine and Mahmood Abbas

Mahmood Abbas: But before delving into that, let contemplate what might happen once the violence subsides and there is a return to the status quo of continued Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, according to Rabble. As a result of the 2012 elevation of membership status for Palestine at the UN, PA president Mahmood Abbas has no choice but go the legal route of drawing public attention to Israel violations of its legal obligations in war under international law re: war crimes before the International Criminal Court ICC and The war in Gaza is really about Israel stopping a fledgling Palestinian unity government of Fatah and Hamas that might have paved way for a two-state solution in Israel Palestine. The Palestinian Authority PA in Israel occupied West Bank and a bystander during the hostilities in Gaza, has "one last ace in the hole," says Michael Lynk, a labour law professor and writer on international legal issues with the Israel-Palestine dispute. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.