Special envoy to Ramallah
In the crowded streets of central Ramallah, towards the market square, the inhabitants are divided into two categories: those, fleeing, who refuse to speak for fear of being watched or out of disinterest, and those who bluntly pour out their contempt for the leader of the Palestinian Authority (PA). "
Abu Mazen
(the nom de guerre of Mahmoud Abbas, Editor's note)
has no legitimacy, he is worth nothing
", explains with a gesture of disdain, Hassan, a young parking attendant.
"But if the Palestinians start supporting Hamas, then we will find ourselves in a bad position internationally and no one will speak to us
," the 20-year-old adds. Omar, in his forties, is more vehement. "
Abu Mazen made false promises to us.
In recent weeks, we have suffered assaults on the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, violent attacks by Jews, bombings in Gaza, and Abu Mazen does not care!
And despite the promises of
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