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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends the foundation stone ceremony of the Innovation and Excellence Compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 9, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
October 8, 2026, 11:58 pm
Palestinian factions discuss delaying their first legislative elections in 20 years
Abbas’s Fatah says no final decision made on November 28 vote; needs to consult with other factions and PLO executive committee; Islamic Jihad says elections to be delayed
By ABBY SEWELL, SAM METZ and ToI Staff
This handout picture provided by the Palestinian Authority's press office (PPO) shows Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas (R) meeting with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in Ramallah on March 24, 2025. (Thaer Ghanaim / PPO / AFP) /
October 6, 2026, 7:03 pm
EU ‘ready to deploy’ observers for November Palestinian legislative election, envoy says
Kaja Kallas says vote offers ‘long-overdue opportunity to renew legitimacy’ of PA institutions, but questions remain as to whether it’ll be held amid Israeli restrictions, divisions in Abbas’s Fatah
By AFP and Jacob Magid
Then-Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 3, 2011. (AP Photo/ Majdi Mohammed, File)
September 30, 2026, 6:02 pm
Ex-Fatah strongman Dahlan may join with Hamas to challenge PA’s Abbas at ballot box
Talks underway with exiled power broker for creation of unified Palestinian list to run in November election, including members of Islamic Jihad, though unclear if slate will get go-ahead, or vote will even occur
By Nurit Yohanan and Jacob Magid
US bureau chief Jacob Magid appears on the Times of Israel Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (AP)
September 3, 2026, 2:49 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 3: Will sanctions succeed against Iran where military force hasn’t?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses evolving US policy on Iran and DC’s stronger tone on West Bank settler violence, and updates us on Gaza policies, Palestinian banking and PA elections
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
(From L-R) Mohammed Dahlan, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah secretary-general Jibril Rajoub and PA Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh. (AP Photo/ Majdi Mohammed, Ramil Sitdikov / AFP, Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
September 1, 2026, 1:47 am
Feuding Fatah officials meet as internal rifts risk poor showing in November election
After reconciliation attempt between Abbas and Dahlan fails to bear fruit, dominant PA party works to heal more bridgeable divisions, such as one between Hussein al-Sheikh and Jibril Rajoub
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: A Palestinian man rides his bicycle by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in southern Gaza Strip, July 31, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 10, 2026, 1:28 am
Board of Peace envoy says full execution of Gaza plan only ‘guarantee’ Oct. 7 won’t recur
Nickolay Mladenov tells Channel 12 disarmament plan is ‘not built on trust,’ but complete verification of progress; White House said not worried about Netanyahu’s rejection of plan
By Stav Levaton, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Mideast expert Ksenia Svetlova joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (courtesy/ToI/AP)
August 2, 2026, 1:10 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 2 – Saudis talk Trump down from Iran strike… for now
Mideast expert Ksenia Svetlova on the current chances for Saudi-Israel normalization, why Egypt didn’t enter the conflict with Iran, and Arab world reactions to the Hamas disarmament deal
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Ksenia Svetlova
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with Jibril Rajoub, the head of the Palestinian Football Association, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 7, 2018. (Thaer Ganaim/APA Images/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News)
June 7, 2026, 2:36 am
In rare critique, senior PA official says Abbas’s exclusion of political rivals is mistaken
Jibril Rajoub tells ToI that those backing exiled ex-security chief Dahlan shouldn’t be forced to sign ‘humiliating’ individual amnesty requests, as demanded by ruling Fatah party
By Jacob Magid
(L) Shin Bet director David Zini at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) (R) Mohammed Dahlan in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)
May 26, 2026, 10:47 am
Shin Bet head met exiled PA Gaza security chief Dahlan in UAE — sources
Since falling out with Palestinian Authority president 15 years ago, former Fatah strongman has advocated for reforming PA and bringing democracy to West Bank and Strip
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd L) chairs the eighth Fatah conference in Ramallah on May 14, 2026. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
May 16, 2026, 1:34 am
Backers of Abbas rival excluded from Fatah confab, despite Egypt’s push for inclusivity
After PA president gave non-committal response to visiting Egyptian official, members of Dahlan-led faction left out of major gathering where elections held for party’s top panels
By Jacob Magid and Nurit Yohanan
Palestinian activist Samer Sinijlawi in Jerusalem, May 27, 2024 (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)
June 6, 2024, 3:03 am
Palestinian activist wants both sides to see the conflict through each other’s eyes
Samer Sinijlawi maintains that the best way to ensure security for Israelis and dignity for Palestinians after the war is for their respective leaders to become best friends
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, chairs a session of the weekly cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, April 29, 2019 (Majdi Mohammed / AP)
February 27, 2024, 1:13 pm
‘Cosmetic’ PA reshuffle seen as bid by Abbas to hold power, avoid demanded reforms
Ramallah’s new prime minister is likely to be another loyalist to the PA president, who appears to be trying to preempt US pressure for structural changes to revitalize the body
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Mohammad Dahlan during a TV interview on March 18, 2021 (video screenshot)
February 14, 2024, 6:33 pm
Exiled Palestinian official: Arab states will support an independent leader in Gaza
Speaking to NY Times, former Gaza strongman Mohammad Dahlan says UAE, Saudi Arabia could send peacekeepers and pay for reconstruction if progress made on Palestinian statehood
By Lazar Berman
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in the West Bank city Ramallah, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Alaa Badarneh/Pool via AP)
November 30, 2023, 8:25 pm
PA’s Abbas a ‘liability’ in planning for post-war Gaza, Arab officials say
PA president can’t be relied on to take over after Hamas, Arab diplomats tell ToI, highlighting Ramallah’s ineffective governance as a factor in its current weakened state
By Jacob Magid
Mohammad Dahlan during a TV interview on March 18, 2021 (video screenshot)
October 31, 2023, 1:19 pm
Ex-Fatah strongman Dahlan calls for postwar democracy in Gaza, including Hamas
Former Palestinian Authority national security adviser proposes a technocratic government for two years to unify factions, then elections for a government to replace the PA
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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