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April 12, 2021

The Palestinian Authority Careens toward Its Next Political Crisis

The electoral odds favor Hamas.

For the first time since 2006, Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and possibly Jerusalem are planning to vote in parliamentary elections, to be held on May 22. These are to be followed in June by a presidential election, in which the incumbent—Mahmoud Abbas, who was voted into office for a four-year term in 2005—plans to run. Both Abbas’s Fatah faction and its rival, Hamas, have agreed to participate in the race. Jonathan Schanzer comments:

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April 12, 2021

  1. The Palestinian Authority Careens toward Its Next Political Crisis

    The electoral odds favor Hamas.

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  3. Palestinian Universities Have a Serious Problem That Has Little to Do with Israel

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