Fatah and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas thwarted reconciliation efforts when he cancelled the general elections, the Deputy Head of Hamas' Political Bureau Saleh Al-Arouri said yesterday. Speaking...

It is evident that no one bought the official Palestinian narrative about postponing the legislative election scheduled for later this month, with the exception of the Fatah nucleus close...

Member of Hamas Political Bureau Mahmoud Al-Zahar yesterday called for reactivating the Palestinian parliament as the best way out of the current political deadlock, Al Watan Voice reported. In an exclusive...

Postposing the general Palestinian elections was not a national endeavour, but proof that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is closer to Israel than to the Palestinians, a prominent...

The decision on 30 April by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to "postpone" this month's legislative election, which would have been the first in 15 years, will deepen the...

Senior Fatah official and former Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Qudwa has criticised Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas's postponement of the general elections, announcing that he may create a new Fatah...

President Mahmoud Abbas's decision to postpone the Palestinian legislative elections is clearly in line with the demands of the occupation authorities who rejected these elections from the very beginning...

The EU on Friday urged Israel to enable elections across the entire Palestinian territory and expressed regret over delayed vote, Anadolu Agency reports. "The decision to postpone the planned...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the postponement of the Palestinian parliamentary elections which were due to be held on 22 May 2021

The Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has instructed leaders of the Palestinian security services to raise the state of alert and prepare for the possibility of confrontations in the...

Hamas yesterday said it believes the expected announcement to cancel the Palestinian general elections comes under external pressure, a statement said. "We believe that postponing or cancelling the elections...

Senior Fatah leaders are still divided regarding whether or not to postpone the upcoming Palestinian elections, the Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper revealed yesterday. A group of Fatah leaders, including Fatah Secretary Jibril...

Hamas reiterated on Monday its rejection of moves to postpone Palestinian general elections under any pretext, stressing that such a move would affect Palestinian reconciliation. In a press remarks...

The candidates reiterated the importance of standing up to any pressure being applied by non-Palestinian actors

Israel has rejected a Palestinian request to hold elections in the occupied city of Jerusalem, a Palestinian official said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. "Israel did not respond positively with a...

The United Nations (UN) has reiterated the importance of all Palestinians in all occupied Palestinian territories participating in the elections, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, told journalists...

Spain's foreign minister today called on Israel to facilitate voting across the entire Palestine territory, including East Jerusalem, in upcoming presidential and legislative elections, Anadolu Agency reports. "These elections...

Deputy head of Hamas' political bureau, Khalil Al-Hayya yesterday warned against postponing the Palestinian legislative elections scheduled for 22 May, saying it would push the Palestinian people into the...

The Palestinian Authority (PA)'s leadership is committed to carrying out the Palestinian elections within the timeframe of the presidential decrees and specified dates, Spokesperson of the PA's Presidency Nabil...

The possibility that the Palestinian legislative election scheduled for next month maybe postponed is dominating the news about the internal debates. The chances of such a scenario increase daily...

According to a source in Washington, "he Biden administration will look with understanding at the possibility of postponing the elections for some time. Washington would not object to...

Member of Fatah's Central Committee and the PLO's Executive Committee Azzam Al-Ahmad yesterday reiterated that the PLO and Fatah will not accept carrying out elections without Jerusalem. Speaking to Voice...

The Central Elections Commission is examining tens of appeals against candidates for the parliamentary elections, including the head of the list registered by dismissed Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan. According...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi have shared concerns in a phone call about Hamas's potential victory in the upcoming Palestinian parliamentary election,...

Hamas on Monday stressed it would not accept holding Palestinian parliamentary election without the participation of Palestinians in Jerusalem. In a statement, member of the movement's political bureau Ezzat...

The Central Elections Commission has completed the first phase of preparations for holding the legislative elections, by formally registering the 36 competing electoral lists that will compete for the...

Of the 36 lists that had applied to run in the election, seven are parties while 29 are independent lists

If imprisoned Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, becomes the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the status quo will change substantially. For Israel, as well as for the current PA...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday urged the international community to take immediate action against Israel's settlement expansion and "ethnic cleansing". In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign...

The Palestine Authority (PA) yesterday urged the Quartet on the Middle East to pressure Israel into allowing Palestinian parliamentary elections to take place in occupied East Jerusalem, Wafa news agency reported....

Head of Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Kamil Abu Rukun has warned that Israel "will stop everything" if Hamas wins the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Times of...

Palestinian factions on Saturday criticised the "offensive" remarks made by dismissed Fatah official Nasser Al-Qudwa who claimed that everyone has problems with Islamic political movements. In an interview with...