RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The widely unpopular Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is facing growing anger on the streets of the occupied West Bank as Israel wages its war against Hamas in Gaza.
The 88-year-old leader is seen as out of touch with the increasing desperation of the Palestinian people and Israel's furious response to the October 7 attacks by the Palestinian militant group has only exacerbated their discontent.United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas during their meeting in Jordan's capital Amman on Oct. 13, 2023.
After a rocket strike on a Gaza hospital last week caused fresh outrage, hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets in a rare demonstration shouting 'Abbas, step down!' before being dispersed by security forces.Abbas has led the Palestinian Authority for 18 years, but has only limited authority over the West Bank and none over Gaza, where the authority was violently ousted by Hamas in 2007.On the world stage, Abbas has clung to the unrealized promises of the 1993 Oslo Accords.
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