Posts Tagged: Palestinian Elections
Now It’s the Turn of the Palestinian Voter
The last time presidential elections were held in the Palestinian Authority (PA) territories was in 2005, when Mahmoud Abbas was elected. A year later, elections...
Palestinian Authority, Hamas Agree on Election Timetable
JNS.org - 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...
Palestinian Rivals Agree to Hold Election in Six Months
Palestinian factions have agreed to hold an election within six months, in the latest of many attempts to end more than a decade of infighting...
Elections Remain Elusive for Palestinians, as Abbas Searches for Pretexts to Postpone Them
JNS.org - In an address to the UN General Assembly last September, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas pledged to a sympathetic gathering of world leaders...
Abbas Told the UN He Wants New Elections. He Lied.
In September, Mahmoud Abbas announced at the UN that he intended to schedule elections as soon as he returned to Ramallah. "I have decided, upon...
Palestinian Leaders Threaten Jerusalem’s Arabs on Eve of Municipal Elections
JNS.org - Ten weeks before the local elections in Jerusalem on October 30, eastern Jerusalem residents are being increasingly pressured to stay away from the voting...
After Years of Institutional ‘Decay,’ Palestinians Finally Set for Overdue Elections
JNS.org - As it awaits the long-overdue leadership elections for the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian populace faces an uncertain future. Within the West Bank, the situation has grown...
Palestinian Authority Postpones Elections by Four Months After Court Rules Out Gaza Participation
JNS.org -- The Palestinian Authority (PA) has postponed municipal elections for an additional four months, after its high court ruled on Tuesday that the vote could only take place...
The BBC’s Long Delayed — and Seriously Flawed — Coverage of Palestinian Elections
On September 8, the BBC News website produced its first article dedicated to the topic of the municipal elections that were supposed to have taken place...
Palestinian Elections Halted Due to Hamas, Fatah Feud
JNS.org - Palestinian municipal elections originally scheduled for October 8 have been suspended following disputes between rival parties Fatah and Hamas, Reuters reported. The Palestinian High Court of Justice in...
Hamas’ Busy Week
Hamas has had a lot on its plate this week. While engaging in the routine activity of honing its members' military skills, the terrorist organization...
The Canceling of Palestinian Elections
The Occupation Regime cancels elections scheduled for Palestinian Arab universities! Why haven't the international news media reported this outrage? Where are the usual protests of the...
Did Pope Francis Whitewash a Terrorist?
Mahmoud Abbas an angel of peace? Really? Could Pope Francis really have called him that. I respect the Pope. Gosh, everyone respects the Pope. But I'm...
The Ten Year Klepto-Dictatorship of Mahmoud Abbas
For Mahmoud Abbas, these past few weeks have been busy. Last Tuesday, he applied for statehood at the UN. When that failed to get a...
