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Palestinian vote delay threatens Abbas-Hamas ties: experts 154 GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, May 3, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s decision to indefinitely postpone elections could rekindle tensions between his secular Fatah movement and Hamas Islamists, piling pressure on Abbas to set a new timeline for a vote, experts say. Abbas last week declared that legislative and presidential polls set for May and July respectively, which would have been the first Palestinian elections in 15 years, should not be held until Israel guaranteed voting could take place in annexed east Jerusalem. But even before he announced the delay, Abbas’ critics forecast that he might use the complex Jerusalem issue as pretext to put off a vote in which Fatah faced setbacks. ....
Monday, 3 May, 2021 - 09:00 Experts have warned that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas risks escalating tensions with his rivals Hamas - AFP Asharq Al-Awsat Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas s decision to indefinitely postpone elections could rekindle tensions between his secular Fatah movement and Hamas Islamists, piling pressure on Abbas to set a new timeline for a vote, experts say. Abbas last week declared that legislative and presidential polls set for May and July respectively, which would have been the first Palestinian elections in 15 years, should not be held until Israel guaranteed voting could take place in annexed east Jerusalem. But even before he announced the delay, Abbas critics forecast that he might use the complex Jerusalem issue as pretext to put off a vote in which Fatah faced setbacks. ....
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