Abbas to deliver speech, may call early elections
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections on Saturday in a much anticipated speech after violence between his Fatah group and the ruling Hamas movement stirred fears of civil war. Internal tensions are at their worst in a decade after months of talks between the Hamas Islamists and Fatah on forging a unity government foundered, dashing Palestinian hopes that an end to crippling Western sanctions could be in sight. Full Story