Tag: Palestinian Elections
Amid US pressure, PA announces administrative reforms
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced a series of administrative reforms on Monday aimed at reducing widespread corruption and improving ties with the United States.
"Today we announce the launch of the new phase...
After Abbas cancels elections, relations between Fatah and Hamas set to deteriorate
The decision last week by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to “delay” elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council—and, by all intents and purposes, to cancel them altogether—marked the start of a new phase of deteriorating relations...
Abbas signals postponement of Palestinian elections, provoking Hamas
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas signaled on Thursday that Palestinian elections, which were scheduled for May 22, would be indefinitely delayed, a move that has angered the Hamas terror group that was preparing to...
Erdan to UN Security Council: Time to focus Mideast debate on Iranian threat
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan castigated the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for failing to address Iran’s behavior while wasting its time on endless discussions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Iran’s relentless attempts...
Mansour Abbas, Mahmoud Abbas and the ‘Abraham Effect’
Israel’s March 2021 parliamentary elections and those scheduled for the Palestinian Authority on May 22, 2021, in the West Bank have focused international attention on two Arab leaders: Mansour Abbas, leader of Israel’s United...
Report: Abbas adviser says PA elections delayed if voting not allowed in Jerusalem
A senior adviser to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has said that Palestinian elections will be delayed if Israel does not allow voting in eastern Jerusalem, Lebanese media reported on Tuesday.
“If Israel continues to...
Palestinian elections could jeopardize Fatah’s rule in the West Bank
Should Palestinian elections go ahead in the territories, Fatah’s rule in the West Bank could be significantly jeopardized, an Israeli expert on the Palestinian arena has warned.
Michael Milshtein, head of the Palestinian Studies Forum...
Why is Abbas trying to bully Israel on eastern Jerusalem?
The Palestinian Authority has launched an international campaign to force Israel to allow eastern Jerusalem residents to participate in P.A. parliamentary elections on May 22, 2021.
At a meeting of the Palestinian government, P.A. Prime...
Marwan Barghouti to run against Mahmoud Abbas’s faction on separate ticket
Convicted Palestinian arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences for his involvement in deadly terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians during the Second Intifada, will run his own list of candidates against members...
Abbas rival Mohammed Dahlan calls PA leader’s 15-year presidency ‘a big fat zero’
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s political rival Mahmoud Dahlan vowed in a recent interview that Abbas would not be the only candidate in the upcoming Palestinian presidential elections.
In an interview that aired on Saudi...