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Israel accused of interfering in Palestinian affairs after letter to EU

Avigdor Lieberman, Israeli foreign minister, wrote calling for elections to replace the president, Mahmoud AbbasPalestinian leaders have accused Israel of interfering in internal Palestinian affairs and launching "a deliberate campaign of distortion, hatred and incitement", after the Israeli foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, called for elections to replace the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas.In a letter to EU foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, and other members of the Middle East quartet, Lieberman accuses Abbas of heading "a despotic government riddled with corruption" and "personally acting to undermine attempts to renew the peace...

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Published By: The Guardian - Wednesday, 22 August, 2012