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Palestinian officials meet during the National Dialogue meetings in Cairo, Egypt, on February 9, 2021. (EPA) Ramallah - Kifah Zboun
The Palestinian Authority (PA) sent its first political letter to the new US administration, outlining the agreements reached between all factions, including Hamas, on general elections in the Palestinian territories.
The letter affirmed that all factions are committed to establishing a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The letter was delivered by the head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh to US President Joe Biden s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs Hady Amr.
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March 31 is the last date to submit the lists running for the election to the Palestine Legislative Council scheduled for May 22. Presumably in that time the magician, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and his loyal associates will do everything to prevent what has seemed inevitable for the past weeks: a split in Fatah into two if not three parts that will compete with each other against a united Hamas slate.
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