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By the time Palestinian Authority Minister of Foreign Affairs Riad al-Maliki finished addressing reporters at the United Nations in New York on Thursday afternoon, word was coming in from the Middle East that a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was emerging.But, the UN General Assembly debate throughout the day laid bare two diametrically opposed views of the long-running conflict.
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On January 15th, 2021, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree to hold the first elections in the country after 15 years. The parliamentary elections are set to be held on May 22nd, while the presidential ballots are expected for July 31st. The two major Palestinian parties, Hamas and Fatah, together with other political forces, agreed on an electoral code during two different meetings held in Cairo in February and March, in an attempt to ensure “transparency and integrity” to the polls. Despite the enthusiasm sparked by the agreement, the electoral process has been endangered by the uncertainty surrounding the electoral participation of East Jerusalem’s citizens. Although both Fatah and Hamas have announced that the elections will not take place if East Jerusalem’s citizens are not allowed to vote, on April 25th a Palestinian official said Israel “did not respond positively” to the request to permit the vote. In an attempt to stir internati