The Times of Israel

Early results in Fatah leadership vote show Abbas’s son, intelligence chief elected

Sun, 17 May 2026 13:39:33 +0000

Millionaire Yasser Abbas expected to get seat on party's powerful Central Committee, as will Zakaria Zubeidi, ex-head of Fatah terror group who was behind dozens of attacks

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Daily Briefing Apr. 29 – The case of the ‘stolen’ Ukrainian wheat

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:56:21 +0000

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the stalled negotiations between the US and Iran, a rare vote for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, and a former Biden official claiming 'genocide'

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PA leader Abbas’s loyalists win local elections, including in Gaza’s Deir al‑Balah

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:39:10 +0000

First election of any kind in Strip in over 2 decades is cast by Ramallah as a success and 'another step on the path to full independence'

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Turnout low as Palestinians in West Bank and part of Gaza vote in local elections

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:05:06 +0000

Only 21.2% of registered voters cast ballots in Strip's Deir el-Balah area, with first vote there since 2006 seen largely as a test for possible future polls

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Palestinian Authority’s Abbas calls first-ever direct PLO parliament elections

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:11:06 +0000

PA leader sets November 1 date for vote on members of the Palestinian National Council, says ballots will also be cast abroad

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Abbas signs decree seen aimed at barring Hamas from participating in local elections

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:42:59 +0000

Amendment to election law requires all candidates to sign pledge accepting PLO 'national program,' which includes recognizing Israel, two-state solution and renouncing terror

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Voter registration closes for West Bank municipal elections

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:16:17 +0000

Ballots for 420 local councils to be cast on April 25, Central Election Commission says; vote also to be held in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah

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Abbas denouncing Hamas, but criticism kept private due to IDF ‘aggression’ – top aide

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 08:46:32 +0000

Mahmoud Habbash tells ToI that Israel undermining US vision for 'revitalized' PA by withholding its tax revenues, warns no one will run postwar Gaza if IDF remains or enters at will

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‘They’re animals’: Abbas blasts EU over its stance on Palestinian elections

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 05:32:07 +0000

At private NYC event, PA leader says EU pushed him to hold elections and said it would coax Israel to allow balloting in East Jerusalem, but failed to deliver: 'They're all talk'

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What Matters Now to journalist Adam Rasgon: The future of the Palestinian Authority

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:59:55 +0000

Palestinian affairs reporter looks at the rise of potential Mahmoud Abbas successor and the decline of the PA he hopes to lead, explaining why both have lost support of the masses

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Hamas talks local Gaza elections — in apparent push for general Palestinian ballot

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:02:03 +0000

While PA leader Abbas is in Egypt attending regional summit, pressure mounts throughout Palestinian territories to end his ‘culture of decrees’ and hold elections

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Departing EU envoy: I won’t accuse Israel of apartheid, but it’s worthy of discussion

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:11:12 +0000

In farewell interview, ambassador to Palestinians laments Abbas's failure to hold elections, suggests mail-in ballot as solution to Israeli opposition to voting in East Jerusalem

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Poll: 72% of Palestinians support forming more armed groups in West Bank

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 07:10:50 +0000

Backing for two-state solution falls to just 32%, with 69% no longer believing it's possible due to settlement expansion; majority says next Israeli government will annex West Bank

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PA leader Abbas, Hamas’s Haniyeh hold first face-to-face meeting in years in Algeria

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 20:55:22 +0000

Talks between rival leaders pushed for by Algiers after 15 years of infighting that have left Palestinian politics paralyzed

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Hamas supporters celebrate student election win at top West Bank university

Thu, 19 May 2022 11:05:03 +0000

Terror group wins 28 of the 51 seats on Birzeit student council, ending longstanding Fatah domination of West Bank student bodies

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