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The parties said in the joint statement that they had agreed to establish an organizing committee and a tribunal that would deal with transparency and fairness of the elections. The tribunal is to consist of judges appointed by consensus in the near future, and it will have the authority to oversee the election and confirm the results. Security for the elections will be the responsibility of the Palestinian police, which, like other Palestinian security agencies, will not be permitted to interfere in the elections or campaigns.
The parties agreed to allow all the candidates full freedom of expression, in an attempt to set aside the rifts in Palestinian society. It has also been agreed to ensure representation to women, prisoners and residents of refugee camps in the West Bank and Gaza. Refugees in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan will not take part in the elections. Members of Islamic Jihad announced that they will not run in the
Palestine resumes contacts with US after 3-year hiatus
By IANS |
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Tue, Feb 2 2021 13:06 IST |
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Palestine resumes contacts with US after 3-year hiatus. Image Source: IANS News
Ramallah, Feb 2 : The Palestinian Authority has resumed contacts with the US government after a three-year hiatus following former American President Donald Trump s decision to declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel leading to the severing of ties, a top official confirmed here.
In a statement issued here on Monday, Hussein al-Sheikh, the Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs, said: Today, I had a telephone conversation with Hadya Amr, a US official, who is in charge of the Palestinian and Israeli affairs in the American State Department.
Netanyahu hopes for Moroccan royal visit in Israel before March elections al-monitor.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from al-monitor.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Netanyahu pushing for campaign-boosting visit by Moroccan king
Sources say Morocco s Mohammed VI is conditioning visit on meeting with Palestinian President Abbas in Ramallah; officials say he will refrain from trip before March 23, assuming PM will use him for election propaganda
Itamar Eichner |
Published: 01.26.21 , 14:00
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the National Security Council are in talks with Morocco in order to coordinate a visit by King Mohammed VI to Israel in the coming weeks, possibly immediately following the reopening of Ben-Gurion Airport, according to sources.
The sources also said that the king has conditioned his arrival on visiting the West Bank city Ramallah and meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Israeli tourists walk through the Deira district near Dubai s grand souk in December. Christopher Pike for NPR
Israelis are visiting Dubai in the tens of thousands. Where in the past, they could only arrive as undercover spies, competitive athletes or foreign passport holders, now they are loud and proud, running into the arms of their new Middle Eastern friend, the oil-rich United Arab Emirates.
Since December, they have window-shopped among elaborate displays of gilded wedding garments, skied down the indoor slope at Dubai s Mall of the Emirates and boasted of their meetings with Emirati businessmen.