Posts Tagged: Palestinian Elections
Palestinians Vote in Second Phase of Municipal Elections
i24 News - Polls opened on Saturday in cities across the West Bank in a rare democratic exercise following over 15 years of delays to...
Hamas: Postponement of Palestinian Elections Will Push People Into ‘the Unknown’
i24 News - Any change to the timetable for the first Palestinian elections in 15 years would deal a heavy blow to efforts to reconcile...
Palestinian Factions Threaten Election Suspension Unless East Jerusalem Participates
i24 News - Just as it seemed that the first Palestinian elections in some 15 years would take place, several factions — including that of...
Antony Blinken Called the Wrong Guy
JNS.org - In a phone call with a Middle East leader last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Palestinian Arabs are entitled to...
Change of Command Brings Focus to IDF’s Gaza Defense Plans
In the middle of Israel's recent elections, a terrorist faction in the Gaza Strip fired a mid-range rocket at the southern city of Be'ersheba shortly...
The End of PLO Political Hegemony in the West Bank
JNS.org - When Palestinian elections were first discussed, the spotlight immediately turned to the struggle between Fatah and Hamas, and the fear that under cover...
The End of PLO Political Hegemony in the West Bank
JNS.org - When Palestinian elections were first discussed, the spotlight immediately turned to the struggle between Fatah and Hamas and the fear that under cover...
Hamas Goes Through Election Motions as It Awaits Possible West Bank Chaos
The two Palestinian rival governing movements, Fatah and Hamas, are preparing for elections in the coming months, and while it remains unclear whether they will...
Abbas Pulls Out the Stops to Neutralize Rival Mohammed Dahlan
JNS.org - The Palestinian political arena is riotous and raging following the decision of Nasser al-Kidwa, a senior Fatah figure and the nephew of Yasser...
Abbas Battles Fatah Party Discord Ahead of Palestinian Elections
Facing elections for the first time in 15 years, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is battling a growing rift within his powerful Fatah party that poses...
Palestinian Elections Are Still Far From Certain
JNS.org - Despite public statements and cautious optimism on the Palestinian street, prospects for Palestinian elections going ahead are still far from certain. Fourteen Palestinian...
Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation: The ICC Elephant in the Room
JNS.org - The Palestinian reconciliation talks in Cairo ended on Feb. 9, with a declaration of success and the confirmation of the May 22 parliamentary...
Could Palestinian Elections Spell Bad News for US and Israel?
JNS.org - Israel is not the only one headed to elections this spring. Palestinians made headlines in the news recently for an unexpected reason: the...
Will a Palestinian Election Matter?
JNS.org - This once would have been the sort of gesture that would have inspired hope for peace in the Middle East, as well as...
