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Comments Many Palestinian intellectuals and political analysts find themselves in the unenviable position of having to declare a stance on whether they support or reject upcoming Palestinian elections which are scheduled for May 22 and July 30. But there are no easy answers. The long-awaited decree by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last January to hold legislative and presidential elections in the coming months was widely welcomed,  not as a trium...

Many Palestinian intellectuals and political analysts find themselves in the unenviable position of having to declare whether they support or reject the upcoming Palestinian elections which are schedu...

Palestine’s impossible democracy dilemma Ramzy Baroud March 08, 2021 22:46 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Palestinian factions in Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, Sept. 3, 2020. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/pc8ky Many Palestinian intellectuals and political analysts find themselves in the unenviable position of having to declare a stance on whether they support or reject upcoming Palestinian elections that are scheduled for May 22 and July 30. But the...

After more than a decade of feuding, Palestinian factions face an opportunity for change.

Ahead of the highly anticipated Palestinian general elections, President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree that called for the respect of public freedoms and the release of all prisoners of conscience.

Outrage erupted in the Gaza Strip after a judge issued a ruling banning unmarried women from traveling without the consent of a male guardian, yet a revised ruling doesn't go far enough, activists say.

Nasser al-Qudwa seems to be emerging as the dark horse in the Palestinian election gambit. A look at his strategy for the Palestinian elections.

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio It was signed by the head of the Sharia Supreme Judicial Council in the Strip, Hassan al-Jojo, who is also the president of the Sharia Supreme Court in the coastal enclave. The first section of the circular is considered relatively positive and is meant to prevent children from being forcibly removed from the care of their mothers. It prohibits the father from traveling with his children without their mother’s permission (when the child...

Human Rights Watch are now on the case. But naturally their condemnation of this cannot resist cheap shots at Israel.

Last Updated: Need Males Permission: Gaza Court Bars Women To Travel Without Guardian’s Approval Under Gaza’a Sharia Judicial Council, a judge ruled that unmarried women were prohibited to travel unless permitted by a father or older male relative. In a controversial travel regulation, a Hamas Islamic court in Gaza on Tuesday stated that women require male’s permission to travel and any movement in and out of the territory would be deemed ‘illegal’ without a guardian’s approva...