[AFP/Yahoo] The Palestinian government said it has ordered more than 100 charities closed following a review that the rival Hamas movement has slammed as a crackdown on the Islamists. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Tuesday that the charities and local associations affected had "committed legal, financial and administrative violations." "When there are violations of the law, should we do nothing because the...association can be linked to Hamas and the subject is sensitive? That is not possible."
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