Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that Israel has no interest in thwarting the upcoming Palestinian elections. The Foreign Ministry’s political director Alon Bar met with 13 ambassadors from EU countries and urged them not to heed claims of Israeli interference in the election by officials close to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. During the meeting, Alon Bar emphasized to the ambassadors that “the elections in the Palestinian Authority areas are an internal Palestinian issue and that Israel has no intention of intervening in them nor preventing them”. For further details, click here