Hamas: duly elected government.
medicinal Reviewed by medicinal on . Abbas bans weapons in public Ramallah - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas issued a decree on Wednesday banning the carrying of weapons and explosives in public without permits, effectively calling on Hamas to disarm. "From now on it will be illegal to carry arms or explosives without an official permit," the official WAFA news agency quoted the text as saying. "This measure aims to suppress all unofficial armed groups" in the Palestinian territories, it added. Abbas's writ effectively extends only to the West Rating: 5