The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (MOFAE) condemned the occupation forces’ arrest of election candidate Hassan Al-Wardian from Bethlehem, and considered the move an arbitrary Israeli interference in the Palestinian elections and an attempt to prevent it from being held. The Ministry called on the international community, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the relevant UN organizations and the international Quartet parties to step up their efforts in protecting the Palestinian elections from violations and interference by the occupation, and to put pressure on Israel to coerce it into abiding by the signed agreements, including election issues and all the relevant matters. For further details, click here