Mahmoud Abbas Postpones Palestinian Elections, Blaming Israel Mohammad Al-Kassim 04/30/2021
Israel informed the PA it would not allow elections in Jerusalem and ‘there will be no elections without Jerusalem,’ Abbas says
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas early on Friday postponed scheduled parliamentary elections until there is a guarantee that voting can take place in Israel-annexed east Jerusalem.
Abbas made the announcement during a meeting of Palestinian factions in Ramallah. He called on the international community to pressure Israel to allow campaigning and voting in east Jerusalem.
Earlier, on Thursday night, Abbas announced that Israel had informed the PA that it would not allow polling places to be set up in east Jerusalem. The reason given, according to Abbas, was that no decision could be made since Israel does not have a government in place.