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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the Rafah Medical Complex in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 23, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Hamas head supports ‘popular resistance’ to gain legitimacy ahead of Palestinian elections

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By Y. Yehoshua The Palestinian daily Al-Quds, based in eastern Jerusalem, recently published an article by Hamas politburo head Ismail Haniyeh aimed at “clarifying Hamas’s position on and vision of” the upcoming Palestinian elections. The Palestinian Authority...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas casts his vote at P.A. headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec. 3, 2016. Photo by Flash90.

New decrees by Abbas restrict Palestinian civil society

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Two presidential decrees recently issued by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas aroused intense criticism in the P.A. The first, issued on March 2, imposes severe restrictions on the activity and finances of Palestinian civil...
Kamil Abu Rokon receives the rank of major general from IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, right, and Abu Rokon's wife in a ceremony at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on March 29, 2018. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's office.

‘Hamas wants an Islamist state in the West Bank’

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In November 2020, many months after cutting all ties with Israel, and with the declaration of Israeli sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria off the table, the Palestinian Authority agreed to renew security...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas casts his vote at P.A. headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec. 3, 2016. Photo by Flash90.

Living in Israel, voting in the PA

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In 1996, Arab residents of eastern Jerusalem, which lies within Israel’s sovereign borders, took part in elections in the Palestinian Authority, thereby smashing a taboo. Israel, under the leadership of Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon...
Palestinian supporters of the Fatah movement march in support of the joint conference between Hamas and Fatah in Ramallah against plans by Israel to apply sovereignty to part of the West Bank on July 2, 2020. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Shutterstock.

Could Palestinian elections spell bad news for US and Israel?

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Israel is not the only one headed to elections this spring. Palestinians made headlines across the news media recently for an unexpected reason: the announcement of new elections for the first time in 15...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas meets with Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney (left) at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, on Dec. 3, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Abbas announces PA general elections in 2020

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas announced on Tuesday that Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and eastern Jerusalem will go to the polls next year for the first time in 14 years. Speaking at...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah on July 25, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Fatah official says PA chief Abbas, soon to turn 85, won’t run for re-election

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas will not run for re-election, senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub told Palestine TV on Monday. Rajoub’s announcement contradicted Hussein al-Sheikh, who recently said that Abbas is Fatah’s only candidate in the next...