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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 569

Azzam al-Ahmad

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (C) poses for photographs with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh (L) and Azzam al-Ahmad, a Fatah Central Committee member, in Algiers, October 12, 2022. (Algerian Presidency via AFP)
October 13, 2022, 6:50 pm
Fatah, Hamas take ‘positive’ steps toward reconciliation at talks in Algeria
Hamas official says agreement reached to hold elections within a year, though Fatah suggests sides are still far from deal
By AFP and ToI Staff
Azzam al-Ahmad, head of Fatah's Central Committee and delegation, speaks during a press conference at the end of two days of closed-door talks attended by representatives of 13 leading political parties held in the Egyptian capital Cairo on November 22, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
June 21, 2022, 7:07 pm
Little hope for change in Ramallah as Israel switches out governments again
Senior PLO official says Netanyahu, Bennett, Lapid not significantly different for Palestinians, slams Mansour Abbas for joining ‘extremist’ coalition
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Hamas guards stand near an Egyptian watchtower on the border with Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. (AP/Hatem Moussa)
March 13, 2021, 3:40 am
In Jordan and Egypt, quiet qualms that Palestinian elections will boost Hamas
Neither Cairo nor Amman is convinced that the scheduled Palestinian elections will happen. But with Fatah divided, a Hamas win could ripple out in unwanted ways
By Aaron Boxerman and Jacob Magid
Nasser al-Kidwa in 2012 (photo credit: AP)
March 11, 2021, 3:51 pm
Abbas ousts Yasser Arafat’s nephew from Fatah as election race heats up
Senior official Nasser al-Qidwa has called for ‘radical change’ in the Palestinian Authority, plans to challenge the main Fatah slate in the upcoming legislative elections
By Aaron Boxerman
Nasser al-Qudwa, a member of Fatah's Central Committee and the nephew of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, addresses a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on January 23, 2019, against a backdrop showing Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock mosque, to comment on a decision by an Israeli court to issue a temporary lien for a plot of land belonging to Arafat in East Jerusalem. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
March 4, 2021, 3:56 pm
In blow to Abbas, senior Fatah official to form separate bloc to run in election
Nasser al-Qidwa, a member of Fatah’s powerful central committee and Yasser Arafat’s nephew, has long been an Abbas critic; says he hopes the imprisoned Barghouti will head his bloc
By Aaron Boxerman
A Palestinian walks past a section of Israel's security barrier covered with campaign posters for the upcoming Palestinian parliamentary election in the West Bank village of A-Ram, in the outskirts of Jerusalem, January 23, 2006. (AP/ Oded Balilty)
February 18, 2021, 12:14 pm
As Palestinians plan vote, Jerusalem looms as possible obstacle — or pretext
Israel demands ballots only in West Bank and Gaza, but hoped-for capital is a red line for the PA, which could use the issue as an excuse to halt the first PA election in 15 years
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian faction leaders gather to discuss holding Palestinian national elections, in Cairo on February 8, 2021 (WAFA)
February 8, 2021, 5:33 pm
Palestinian factions begin election talks in Cairo
Representatives of Fatah, Hamas and other groups gather in Egyptian capital; negotiations may send Palestinians to the ballot box after 15 years, but observers skeptical
By ToI Staff
Hamas's new deputy leader Salah al-Arouri (seated, left) and Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad (seated, right) sign a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 12, 2017, as the two rival Palestinian movements work to end their decade-long split following negotiations overseen by Egypt. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)
February 7, 2021, 9:51 pm
Sharply divided Palestinian factions arrive in Cairo for election talks
Fatah and Hamas have not held elections in 15 years, despite numerous promises to do so, and technical issues could prevent the vote from being held this time too
By Aaron Boxerman
Mohammed Dahlan during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)
January 26, 2021, 6:23 pm
Abbas rival Dahlan banned from running in Palestinian election — Fatah official
Former PA security chief doesn’t have a ‘clean record,’ says Azzam al-Ahmad, referring to past conviction; Dahlan spokesperson vows to take ‘message to the streets’
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote during local elections at a polling station in the West Bank city of Ramallah, October 20, 2012. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
September 24, 2020, 5:50 pm
Fatah, Hamas say they’ve agreed to hold Palestinian elections in coming months
Similar announcements have come to naught in the past; top Fatah official says no vote without East Jerusalemites’ participation, a request Israel has never granted
By Aaron Boxerman
Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmad, left, visits Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
September 20, 2020, 10:14 am
Top Fatah official talks of ‘Zionist territorial designs from Nile to Euphrates’
Railing against Israel’s peace deals with UAE and Bahrain, Azzam Al-Ahmad claims Palestinians are defending all Arab nations from Israel’s expansion plots
By ToI Staff
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talks to reporters at the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June. 23, 2019. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
January 27, 2020, 2:30 pm
Abbas said to refuse to take phone call from Trump
PA president reportedly turned down multiple requests over last few days as US prepares to roll out peace plan already rejected by Ramallah
By Adam Rasgon
Azzam al-Ahmad gives a press conference at a hotel in Cairo, August 13, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Khaled Desouki)
January 2, 2020, 8:30 pm
Top PLO official: Despite Israeli cuts, PA should keep accepting tax transfers
Azzam al-Ahmad says Palestinians shouldn’t ‘hurt’ themselves in responding to Jerusalem’s decision to withhold funds over payouts to families of dead attackers
By Adam Rasgon
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP)
November 27, 2019, 9:05 pm
Abbas calls ex-Hamas head to check up on his health, PA media says
Gaza-based source with knowledge of Khaled Mashaal’s medical condition says former terror group chief is experiencing a ‘minor illness’ and is at home in Doha
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on August 9, 2018. (Wafa/Thaer Ghnaim)
November 24, 2019, 6:19 pm
Abbas set to meet Qatari emir in Doha to discuss election efforts
Gulf state was Ramallah’s second biggest Arab backer between January and September, also cultivates close ties with Hamas
By Adam Rasgon
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