Palestinian Authority moves to draft constitution as it pushes for statehood
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree to form a committee to draft an interim constitution for a future Palestinian state that the organisation plans to govern despite Israeli opposition.
The move comes in preparation for general elections after the end of Israel’s war on Gaza, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave, and efforts to assume the helm of a future Palestinian state, according to a statement released by the Wafa news agency.
It is also to prepare for the United Nations General Assembly summit in September, when France, the United Kingdom and Canada have said they plan to formally recognise Palestinian statehood – moves denounced by Israel and the United States.
The statement said members of the council will include “national, political and community figures, as well as legal and constitutional experts, taking into account the representation of civil society and gender”.
Support for Abbas and the PA is at an all-time low. I don't he's the right person to draft a constitution.
German police crack down on Berlin rally supporting Gaza
German police have once again been filmed assaulting demonstrators in a rally supporting Gaza, this time near the headquarters of the Federal Chancellery in the capital, Berlin.
Footage shared online showed police violently taking a supporter who was chanting with a microphone. Another protester was also assaulted while security forces accompanied by police dogs tried to arrest him.
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