Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas set on Saturday the legislative elections for the 25th of January, 2006. In a statement delivered before the Palestinian Young Parliament, in Gaza, Abbas said that he issued a decree ruling the 25th of January as the date of the parliamentary elections.
He added that the "Jihad of building" is the next step after the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. President asserted on the necessity of ending Israeli judaizing of Jerusalem and the "Apartheid Wall" being built inside the Palestinian land.
According to WAFA, he affirmed that such issues hurt peace, adding that "who wants such issues to continues, does not want peace". "Our message to the world is that such Israeli activities, in the West Bank and Jerusalem, are an obstacle in the way of peace, such activites should be ended".
He also stressed on the resolving of the issue of refugees according to the UN resolution 194.
