May 6, 2021
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas April 29 postponement of the legislative elections scheduled for May 22 came as a shock to Palestinians. Several Palestinian factions condemned Abbas for making his unilateral decision without consulting with them.
Al-Monitor s sources say that the Palestinian factions are considering their options to respond to Abbas’ decision. A number of them including the Hamas movement, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the two Fatah lists led by imprisoned leader Marwan Barghouti and dismissed Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan, as well as the independents had boycotted the Palestinian presidential meeting in Ramallah on April 29 at which Abbas made the announcement.
Speaking to Alghad TV on April 29, Hamas’ parliamentary bloc spokesman Mushir al-Masry said Abbas will face serious consequences for postponing the elections. He called for Abbas dismissal and revoking all political agreements made with him.
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The Palestinian foreign ministerâs last visit to Moscow took place in 2019
MOSCOW, May 5. /TASS/. On Wedensday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki, who earlier arrived to the Russian capital on an official visit.
The Palestinian foreign minister’s last visit to Moscow took place in 2019, when he attended the 5th session of the Russian-Arab cooperation forum on the ministerial level. His visit’s agenda focused on Israeli-Palestinian settlement.
The Middle Eastern peace process will dominate the upcoming talks as well. According to Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, Lavrov and Maliki will pay special attention to issues of restoring Palestinian unity.
Military says Muntasir Shalabi carried out the drive-by shooting attack at Tapuach Junction on Sunday; he remains at large; troops detained his son earlier on Tuesday; Gantz says bolstering of troops will continue in area