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April 28, 2021
The status of the Palestinian legislative elections and possibly the political fate of the current Palestinian leadership will be in the balance on the night of April 29, as heads of Palestinian factions are due to meet to decide whether to delay the May 22 elections or not. The official start of the election campaigning is due to begin April 30.
Palestinian sources told Al-Monitor that a yet to be announced internal decision has already been taken by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement to delay, yet what is needed is the blessing of the factions. With the exception of the official Fatah list, almost all other factions have publicly declared that they are opposed to any delays. Signed petitions, public statements and possibly a protest is expected to take place at the same time that the heads of the main Palestinian factions meet, most likely after the end of the Ramadan fast at sunset on Thursday.
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A protest against postponing the elections in front of the headquarters of the Central Elections Commission in Gaza (dpa) Ramallah - Kifah Zboun
Rumors that the Israeli government has agreed to allow the elections to take place, including in East Jerusalem, are “unfounded,” the Palestinian Authority (PA) has announced.
Earlier, Israel tried to embarrass Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by suggesting that it does not interfere in the elections and holding them depends on Abbas himself.
Fatah Central Committee Member Hussein al-Sheikh said “the Israeli government has officially informed us that the Israeli position on holding elections in East Jerusalem remains negative.”
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Apr. 28, 2021 6:03 AM
The quiet on the Gaza border since Monday morning reflects the calming messages from both sides. After the launching of 40 rockets and mortar bombs at Israel from the Gaza Strip and many threats of Israeli retaliation, the firing stopped. Hamas conveyed to Israel, through intermediaries that included the United Nations, Egypt and Qatar, the message that it wanted to return to a full cease-fire.
Israel, for its part, saw to it that an operational plan approved by the Israel Defense Forces calling for an additional escalation of strikes on Hamas military targets was leaked from an inner cabinet meeting Monday. The organization’s leadership in the Gaza Strip chose to put the rockets back in storage (and to accuse Islamic Jihad of firing the last one), but that could turn out to be temporary. Renewed rocket fire from Gaza depends on developments on other fronts – an announcement by the Palestinian A