Palestinians worry Fatah will postpone elections using eastern Jerusalem issue as pretext
Palestinians worry Fatah will postpone elections using eastern Jerusalem issue as pretext
The P.A. dilemma: A Hamas election win will create a crisis vis-a-vis Israel and the U.S, but postponing elections will create an even greater crisis with Hamas and the rest of the Palestinian factions, as well as with Europe.
By S. Schneidmann
Palestinian Central Election Commission workers register citizens in preparation for planned May elections, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 10, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
(April 14, 2021 / MEMRI) Preparations are currently underway in the Palestinian Authority for elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and to the P.A. presidency, scheduled for May 22, 2021 and July 31, 2021, respectively. In previous P.A. elections i.e., the PLC elections of 1996 and 2006, and the presidential elections of 2005 residents of eastern Je
Palestinians Concerned That Israeli Ban On Holding Palestinian Authority Elections In East Jerusalem Will Serve Fatah As Excuse To Cancel Elections
April 13, 2021 | By S. Schneidmann
Introduction
Preparations are currently underway in the Palestinian Authority (PA) for elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and to the presidency, scheduled for May 22, 2021 and July 31, 2021, respectively.[1] In previous PA elections – i.e., in the PLC elections of 1996 and 2006, and in the presidential elections of 2005 – residents of East Jerusalem were allowed to vote in the city, at polling stations set up in Israeli post offices, in accordance with Article 6 of Annex 2 of the 1995 Interim Agreement between Israel and the PLO.