EU spokesman Shady Othman has revealed that the bloc is to pay €10,000 ($12,021) towards the Palestinian elections and is willing to take part in monitoring them, Felesteen newspaper reported yesterday. The EU, Othman said, […]
Israeli intelligence services have started to warn Hamas officials in the occupied West Bank not to participate in the upcoming Palestinian elections, sources within the movement revealed on Wednesday. According to the sources, the Israelis […]
Imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti will run for president in upcoming elections, according to The New Arab. Hatem Abdel Qader, a senior official in the Fatah Party, told The New Arab’s Arabic language service Al-Araby […]
By Ramona Wadi The Palestinian legislative and presidential elections are set to be held in May and July respectively, and the Palestinian Authority is following US President Joe Biden’s diplomatic path meticulously. A democratic veneer […]
The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) extended an official invitation today to the European Parliament and the European Union (EU) to observe the upcoming Palestinian elections. EU Representative, Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, received the invitation […]
Palestinian leaders condemned the new US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday for his remarks reiterating Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the move of the US Embassy to the occupied city. […]
The ruling Fatah movement and its rival, the Hamas movement, welcomed the decree issued yesterday by President Mahmoud Abbas setting dates for national elections in Palestine. The decree set May 22 for holding legislative elections […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Responding to a recent call by the Biden Administration to hold elections in Palestine as soon as possible, the office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced Friday that parliamentary […]
The administration of US President-elect Joe Biden has asked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to renew legitimacy and hold general elections, Israel’s Channel 20 reported. #PA President #Abbas to Set Dates for New #Elections in […]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to issue decrees for holding the first legislative elections, to be followed by presidential elections, by January 20, following an agreement reached with the Hamas movement and after […]
By Ramona Wadi After returning to security coordination with Israel just days after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the US presidential election, the Palestinian Authority wasted no time in reassuring the international community […]
By Ramzy Baroud December 8 came and went as if it was an ordinary day. For Palestinian political groups, it was another anniversary to be commemorated, however hastily. It was on this day, thirty-three […]
Deputy leader of Palestine’s Fatah movement, Mahmoud Al-Aloul, said a committee which includes Palestinian, Jordanian, and Egyptian officials has been formed to coordinate the Palestinian call for holding an international peace conference. A Return to […]
The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas announced on Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s resumption of security cooperation with Israel has foiled national reconciliation. During a virtual discussion panel, member of Hamas political bureau Dr. Musa […]
Leaders from the two main Palestinian movements Hamas and Fatah left the Gaza Strip yesterday to join mutual meetings for delegations of their movements in Cairo, Anadolu reported. An official source told Anadolu that the […]
Dr. Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee, passed away from COVID-19, the Palestinian Fatah movement announced. The veteran PLO official contracted coronavirus on October 8, his condition became critical ten […]
Dismissed Fatah leader and Palestinian MP Mohammed Dahlan, who lives in the United Arab Emirates, has incited Egypt to oppose Fatah-Hamas reconciliation, The New Khalij news website revealed on Friday. “Mohammed #Dahlan got involved in […]
Israeli occupation authorities today banned a Fatah official from entry into the occupied West Bank for three months, according to said. The authorities banned the secretary of the Fatah movement in Issawiya Yasser Darwish from […]
Member of the political bureau of Islamic Jihad in Palestine Mohammed Al-Hindi has announced that his movement is ready to take part in the Palestinian National Council (PLC) elections, Shehab News Agency reported on Friday. […]
By Ramzy Baroud It is abundantly clear that Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, has underestimated the seriousness of the challenges facing Palestine and the Palestinians. The rushed agreement between his party, Fatah and Hamas […]
Hamas and Fatah have agreed to hold the first elections in Palestine in nearly 15 years, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. Following a meeting at the Palestinian Embassy in Istanbul, a press release was issued […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused to negotiate with the US although he was under pressure from Arab countries, a Fatah movement official said Sunday, Anadolu reports. How Do #Democrats and #Republicans Differ on #Palestine and […]
Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said today that the condition of the endurance of the Palestinian cause and enhancing the political program lies in the elections, promising to do everything possible to facilitate it. #US Envoy […]
Senior officials from Fatah and Hamas, along with those from other Palestinian organizations, are discussing the creation of committees to expedite the decisions taken at the secretary general-level meeting held in Beirut last week. On […]
Palestinians were left furious after Suha Arafat, the widow of former Palestinian president Yasser Arafat apologized to the UAE for protests against UAE-Israel normalization, the New Arab reported. The 57-year-old former first lady, who has not […]
Hundreds of Palestinians on Wednesday held a protest in the occupied West Bank against last week’s announcement that Israel was normalizing ties with the United Arab Emirates. Members of all Palestinian factions took part in […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Preparations are underway for a massive unity rally between Hamas and Fatah, which is said to be the first of its kind since the two Palestinian factions clashed in the […]
By Ramzy Baroud For the first time since the Israeli war on Gaza in 2014, the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is signaling its willingness to engage in negotiations regarding the release […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In two separate statements, top Russian and Turkish officials declared their countries’ support for unity between the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas factions. On Friday, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed […]
Hamas and Fatah have agreed to unite to confront Israel’s planned annexation of the occupied West Bank, they said in a statement yesterday. Saleh al–Arouri, deputy head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, and Major General Jibril Rajoub, secretary of Fatah‘s Central Committee (FCC), […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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