Palestinian Elections

Marvel actors join campaign calling for release of Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti

Barghouti is a former leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a terrorist organization that carried out many suicide bombings and shooting attacks during the Second Intifada.

MARWAN BARGHOUTI is escorted in handcuffs by police into Jerusalem Magistrates Court in 2012.
Hamas terrorists stand guard near a stage before releasing Israeli hostage Agam Berger to a Red Cross team in Jabalia on January 30, 2025, as part of their third hostage-prisoner exchange; illustrative

Hamas plans to run in upcoming Palestinian elections, to prioritize status quo at al-Aqsa Mosque

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah (L) and Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya.

Mahmoud Abbas's election promise won't bring democracy to Palestinians - opinion

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves as he arrives for the opening the Fatah youth conference in Ramallah on November 27, 2025.

The Palestinian Authority is not ideal. It is necessary for Gaza - opinion


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

Israel adopting hands-off approach to Palestinian elections

“Israel has not taken an official stance on the matter… but at the moment, Israel is not doing anything to prevent the election.”

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas hands an election decree to chairman of the Palestinian Central Election Committee, Hana Naser, in Ramallah, January 2021

What will Palestinian elections mean for Israel?

Palestinian elections at this time could conceivably be a time of renewal, a time for stock-taking and new thinking.

CAN THEY work together to form a coalition? Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid in the Knesset in 2013.