Zahar talks of Intifada in Quds

Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar says the ongoign Palestinian protests in the occupied al-Quds ('Jerusalem') was a new intifada.

Zahar said there was a "silent intifada" in the occupied holy city.

"Escalating the resistance in the city is the solution to Israeli aggression," Zahar told Hamas news agency Al-Risala.

Zahar also slammed the PA security coordination with Israel. "The security coordination is a problem in that is suppresses the intifada against Israeli aggression," he stated.

"The people in the West Bank are fighting on two fronts: the first is the Israeli occupation and the second is the PA's security forces."