Xinhua
February 13, 2011 - 1:00am
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-02/14/c_13730408.htm


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday ordered Palestinian media and official spokesmen not to attack Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

The order, published by official news agency Wafa, bans official media, spokesmen of Palestine Liberation Organization and Fatah movement from harming Qatar and its Emir.

According to the order, the spokesmen can respond to Al-Jazeera 's campaign against the Palestinian leadership "by refuting the lies and claims."

Last month, Qatar's Al-Jazeera news channel started publishing a series of documents and reports about the process of the negotiations. The documents said that the Palestinian side was ready to let Israel annex Jewish settlements and neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. They also showed details about security cooperation between the two sides.




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