SHARE
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has his reasons for not liking elections. Fifteen years ago, his authority was unexpectedly challenged when a vote delivered militant Islamist group Hamas victory over Fatah, the dominant party in the territory s politics. The shock was a blow to Mr Abbas s credentials and sparked lethal unrest. Unlike in 2006, many Palestinians were expecting this year s election to bring some degree of change. New figures had emerged to challenge the Fatah-Hamas binary, and a young electorate – no Palestinian below the age of 34 has had the opportunity to participate in elections – could have broken with tradition. Mr Abbas s decision on Friday to postpone the vote was, therefore, unsurprising. He claims to have done so because of the possibility that Israel would have imposed voting controls on Palestinian residents in East Jerusalem. Occupation has indeed gotten in the way of them exercising their democratic rights before. But this time round the
Zahlen geben nur einen Teil der Katastrophe wieder
tachles.ch - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tachles.ch Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nach Massenpanik bei Pilgerfest: Israel trauert
tagesschau.de - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tagesschau.de Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Apr.29, 2021
Israel’s separation wall cordoning off large portions of the West Bank from Israel has divided East Jerusalem’s suburbs from its central city. As a result, about 150,000 of its 314,000 Palestinian residents live outside the walls under Palestinian Authority governance, while the rest are under the city’s Israeli administration.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said early Friday morning that the anticipated Palestinian elections will be postponed “until the participation of our people in Jerusalem is guaranteed.”
“Israel is still determined not to allow elections to take place in Jerusalem, and we, on our part, have repeatedly tried to hold gatherings of representatives and candidates of the electoral blocs [in Jerusalem], but were attacked and barred from holding any activity,” Abbas said, according to the WAFA news agency. “Today, a message came from Israel and the United States stating: ‘We cannot give you an answer on Jerusalem because we don