Palestinian Elections

Palestinian Authority prepares for first election in two decades, as Abbas preps final date

Sinijlawi described the vote as an opportunity for new political leadership to emerge “after years of political stagnation.” 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leads the newly elected Fatah Central Committee meeting in Ramallah in the West Bank, June 3, 2026.
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

How to influence the Israeli and Palestinian elections for peace - opinion

US President Donald Trump gives a press conference in the White House, April 6, 2026.

Donald Trump is the best chance Israelis, Palestinians have for peace since 1993 - opinion

Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical Map.

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


Israel is not prepared for the Palestinian elections - editorial

The truth is that the blame lies with the PA and Hamas. The problem for Israel is it allowed the slouching toward elections to occur without bothering to consider the various train-wreck outcomes.

Palestinians protest during an anti-Israel protest over tension in Jerusalem, in Gaza City, April 24, 2021.

Before crucial meeting, Abbas urges EU to press Israel on Jerusalem vote

Abbas is reportedly planning to announce his plans to postpone the elections indefinitely because of Israel's failure to respond to a PA request to hold the vote in Jerusalem.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a virtual meeting with Palestinian factions over Israel and the United Arab Emirates' deal to normalize ties, in Ramallah in the West Bank September 3, 2020.

Letters to the Editor April 28, 2021: A note on the vote

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Nixing elections will harm Abbas, reignite Fatah-Hamas dispute - analysis

Many Palestinians are convinced that the deep crisis in Fatah is the main reason behind Abbas’s fear of holding the elections.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas makes a statement as he attends the Revolutionary Council Meeting of Fatah Movement at the Palestinian Presidential Office in Ramallah, on December 18, 2019.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas: No Palestinian elections without Jerusalem

He praised the residents of east Jerusalem for their “steadfastness in the face of Israeli schemes aiming to control the holy city.”

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas makes a statement as he attends the Revolutionary Council Meeting of Fatah Movement at the Palestinian Presidential Office in Ramallah, on December 18, 2019.

Jerusalem escalation could be how Israel's next war starts - analysis

It is important to understand that this timeline is similar to how tensions grew in 2014 and other cycles that led to tensions in Gaza and Jerusalem.

Israeli police officers clash with arabs in East Jerusalem on April 23, 2021

Palestinians reject European offer to hold Jerusalem election online

The PA has said they may delay or cancel the May 22 election, as Israel has yet to respond to its demand to hold the vote in Jerusalem.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh  in Ramallah. August 25, 2020

Fatah, Hamas use Jerusalem unrest to deflect attention from own problems

The Palestinian factions are already competing for the title of the best “defenders of Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque” against alleged Israeli efforts to “Judaize” the city.

Fatah and Hamas officials wait for a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and representatives of Palestinian groups and movements as a part of an intra-Palestinian talks in Moscow, Russia February 12, 2019

Terror candidates must not run in Palestinian elections, US tells UNSC

"Terrorists who deny Israel's right to exist are being allowed to participate in the elections," said UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan.

Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas's deputy leader in Gaza, arrives with other representatives to register Hamas's list for the upcoming parliamentary elections, in Gaza City March 29, 2021. Picture taken March 29, 2021.

EU nations at UNSC: Israel must allow east Jerusalem Palestinians vote

Palestinian officials have threatened to delay of cancel the elections, citing Israel’s failure to respond to their request to hold the vote in Jerusalem.

THE UN Security Council debates a 2019 resolution condemning Israel