Palestinian leader Abbas condemned violence

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday in a private meeting with MPs condemned the violence on the Palestinian and Israeli sides.

" For us it was important that he distanced himself very clearly at the beginning of the violence as we see today in Israel and also condemned ", said Michiel Servaes of the PvdA. According VVD MP Han ten Broeke is urged him to violence " also condemn in-house ".

Violence has flared in recent weeks. Palestinians have random Israelis stabbed, while Israeli military action several dozen Palestinians were killed.

The Chamber Building demonstrating in the morning a few hundred supporters of Israel. The demonstration was organized by CIDI and Christians for Israel.