Palestinian Elections

The Palestinian partner: Could this new political party's vision be a path to peace? - opinion

The path to peace must be based on the belief that on the land between the river and the sea there are two peoples who are deeply connected to the same land.

Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical Map.
 Members of the Palestinian security forces clash with demonstrators during a protest organised by Hizb-ut Tahrir against what organisers say are political arrests by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank city of Hebron February 25, 2017.

Palestinian Authority arrests activists for demanding reforms, elections

 PALESTINIAN LAWYERS protest against the Palestinian Authority’s rule by decree and demand a return to normal parliamentary lawmaking, in Ramallah last week.

Palestinians demand elections as discontent with leadership grows

 Arab students seen on the campus of the Bethlehem University, a Catholic co-educational institution, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Abbas loyalists lose Bethlehem University election


Are Jerusalem riots linked to the Palestinian elections? - analysis

This is Fatah's way of winning votes - by presenting itself as being at the forefront of the battle against Israeli measures and policies in the city.

Israeli border police clash with Palestinians outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, April 15, 2021.

Prisoners to Abbas: Delay elections, nominate Barghouti as VP

Prisoners belonging to Mahmoud Abbas's ruling faction called for him to delay elections to Palestinian parliament.

PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas – not saying anything about the elections, but working behind the scenes?

Marwan Barghouti to run in PA presidential election

Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti will run in the Palestinian Authority presidential election slated for July 31.

PALESTINIAN YOUTHS carry flags with the image of Marwan Barghouti during a protest in the West Bank

Palestinian Election: Nearly a third of party logos erase Israel from map

Among these parties are two of the major front-runners: Hamas and Fatah.

Palestinians take part in a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City

Hamas: IDF crackdown won’t stop us from running in elections

“Hamas is using the arrests to gain more sympathy among the Palestinians.”

HAMAS MEMBERS in Gaza.

Palestinian factions: No elections without Jerusalem

Palestinian civil society activists warned the Palestinian leadership against using the issue of Jerusalem as an excuse to delay or even cancel the elections.

Wadi al-Joz in east Jerusalem

Gunmen attack home of Palestinian candidate in Hebron

No one was injured in the incident, which is seen as a sign of mounting tensions among members of the ruling Fatah faction ahead of the election.

City of Hebron

Palestinian Elections: Cast a ballot for the killer, terrorist - opinion

Abbas has taken no initiative, placed his head in the sand to the new realities of the region, and has done nothing to make the lives of his people better or promise them a brighter future.

FATAH LEADER Marwan Barghouti is escorted in handcuffs into the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012.

Palestinian Elections: The great festival of democracy - opinion

The Palestinians have an opportunity to demand from those who wish to represent them to lay down their positions and their visions on the future of Palestine.

A WORKER from the Palestinian Central Elections Commission registers a man in February for the parliamentary and presidential elections in the West Bank.

Top Hamas terrorist disqualified from Palestinian election

Ruled out for not appearing on the commission's final voter registry.

Hassan Salameh, a top member of the Hamas Islamic group, sits back under armed guard on the defendant's bench in an Israeli army military court as he waits to be sentenced July 7. Salameh, convicted of masterminding three Hamas suicide bombings last year which left 45 people dead, was sentenced to 4