President Mahmoud Abbas is calling on the Arab League to join the Palestinian Authority in taking legal action against Great Britain. Why? Because of its 1917 declaration that led to Israel's national rebirth.

The reason for the new law, 10 years in the making, is to provide the state with the tools necessary to deal with terrorism in a new world that is more technological and internet-based.

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THERE ARE FIVE REASONS WHY the decision to hold new municipal elections is a huge gamble.