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French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meeting at the PA presidential headquarters in Ramallah on January 22, 2020. (Wafa)
January 23, 2020, 2:15 am
Hosting Macron, Abbas says he hopes France will recognize Palestine
Palestinian Authority president also urges French counterpart to pressure Israel to allow East Jerusalem Palestinians to take part in PA elections
By Adam Rasgon
An employee inspects the main hall of the defunct Palestinian Parliament in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 17, 2019. (ABBAS MOMANI/AFP)
January 14, 2020, 6:28 pm
Palestinian election prospects raise hopes for moribund parliament’s rebirth
Palestinian Legislative Council has not met for over a decade, but as mail piles up and workers try to keep busy, some see promised vote bringing the building back to life
By AFP
View of the Arab neighborhood of Silwan, in East Jerusalem, May 27, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 28, 2019, 7:05 pm
Report: Israel to ignore PA request to hold elections in East Jerusalem
Abbas says he won’t allow vote for parliament, presidency without city; according to Channel 12, Israeli recalcitrance is coordinated with PA chief, who does not really want poll
By TOI staff
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)
December 19, 2019, 2:58 am
Abbas says no elections unless Palestinians in East Jerusalem can vote
PA says it has asked Israel for permission for residents to take part in planned vote, a first in over a decade, but so far had no response from Israel
By TOI staff
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
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and then Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, left, speak as they head the first cabinet meeting of the new coalition government at Abbas' office in Gaza City, March 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
November 6, 2019, 5:26 pm
Palestinian elections are looking likely, and may be spectacularly bad for Abbas
In contrast to years past, officials are optimistic that vote actually could be held in February; if so, there could be major gains for Hamas as Fatah support dwindles
By Avi Issacharoff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 6, 2019. (Abbas Momani/AFP)
October 6, 2019, 10:11 pm
Abbas says he’ll discuss elections with Hamas, factions but provides no timeline
A parliamentary ballot, which has not taken place since 2006, is regarded as impossible without improved ties between PA president’s Fatah and Gaza-based terror group
By Agencies
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrives for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters, September 24, 2019. (Craig Ruttle/AP)
September 25, 2019, 6:24 pm
Abbas said set to pledge Palestinian elections at United Nations assembly
PA president will ask UN to provide international protection for parliamentary vote, which was last held in 2006, senior aide says
By AFP and TOI staff
A Palestinian gestures next to campaign posters depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and far-right candidate Itamar Ben Gvir (L) in the West Bank town of Hebron on September 7, 2019. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
September 9, 2019, 8:13 am
As Israel returns to polls, Palestinian democracy in stasis
Factional rivalries, infighting and Israeli restrictions have left the ‘first Arab democracy’ without elections since 2006
By AFP and TOI staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, walking in a hospital, on May 21, 2018. (screen capture: Twitter)
April 28, 2019, 9:52 pm
Abbas makes trip to Berlin for ‘routine’ medical check — Palestinian official
Source says PA president, 83, in good health, despite long history of medical issues
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Maltese President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca in Ramallah on January 31, 2019. (Wafa news agency)
February 1, 2019, 1:19 am
PA chief says he hopes for broad cooperation to hold legislative elections
But Israel’s public security minister says Israel won’t allow voting in East Jerusalem, a precondition Abbas has set for polling to take place
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (Flash90, Said Khatib/AFP)
December 18, 2018, 10:31 pm
Poll shows Hamas leader would defeat Abbas to win Palestinian elections
Pollster links Ismail Haniyeh’s rising popularity to perceived Hamas win in its recent Gaza confrontation with Israel, dissatisfaction with PA policies
By Agencies and TOI staff
Palestinians wave their national flag as they demonstrate in Gaza City on April 22, 2014. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
November 22, 2017, 10:02 pm
Palestinian factions call for presidential, legislative elections by end of 2018
These would be first votes since 2006; After two days of negotiations in Cairo, sides still deadlocked over the fate of Hamas’s military wing
By Dov Lieber
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses a news conference in London on July 6, 2016, following the release of the Iraq Inquiry report. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool/AFP)
October 15, 2017, 10:03 am
Tony Blair laments boycotting Hamas after 2006 PA election
Former British PM and peace envoy says Quartet should have tried to moderate the terror group’s positions instead of setting preconditions
By TOI staff
Tayseer Abu Sneineh (Facebook photo)
May 14, 2017, 8:29 pm
Palestinian terrorist in killing of 6 Jews elected Hebron mayor
Tayseer Abu Shneineh to head biggest West Bank city; Fatah wins few seats, despite Hamas refusal to run
By TOI staff and AFP
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