Tag: Elections
Khaled Mashaal elected as overseas head of Hamas
Internal Hamas elections have resulted in Khaled Mashaal being elected as head of the organization’s overseas leader, reports said on Monday. He will replace incumbent Maher Salah.
Mashaal previously served as head of Hamas’s overall...
Iran warns time is running out to revive nuclear deal
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that the United States must quickly work to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, due to Iran’s presidential elections scheduled...
Will a Palestinian election matter?
This once would have been the sort of gesture that would have inspired hope for peace in the Middle East, as well as gestures of support and friendship from the U.S. government. But no...
Palestinian Authority, Hamas agree on election timetable
Palestinian factions agreed on Tuesday after a two-day meeting in Cairo to “respect and accept” the results of their upcoming elections, reported Reuters.
Palestinian parliamentary elections are scheduled for May 22, with a presidential vote set...
When the rule of law breaks down, no one is safe
What happened at the Capitol on the day both Houses of Congress assembled in a joint session to certify the votes of the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election was a disgrace. In...
After Congress affirmation, RJC congratulates Biden on winning presidency
The Republican Jewish Coalition congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday, issuing a statement just hours after Congress affirmed Biden’s Electoral College victory following a tumultuous day that saw a mob attack on Capitol Hill.
“The...
Verter fun der Vokh: די װאַלן – Elections
Elections
די װאַלן
absentee ballot: דער פֿאַרפֿע֜ל־צעטל, ־ען
ballot: דער שטי֜מצעטל, ־ען; די שטים, ־ען
board of elections: דער שטי֜מאַמט
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Netanyahu builds momentum with key victories in Likud primary and Supreme Court challenge
After two Israeli elections passed without the formation of a coalition government, and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit released his long-awaited announcement that he would formally indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opponents of the embattled...
Britain, Brexit and the ripple effect on identity politics and anti-Semitism
In Britain, the crisis so long dreaded by many British Jews is finally upon them. The general election that has been called for next month raises the possibility that hard-left Labour Party leader Jeremy...
Abbas announces date to be set for first Palestinian election since 2006
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that he will schedule a date for elections in Judea and Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
“From the outset, we have believed in democracy as...