After Mahmoud Abbas made public his list of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections, consisting of Fatah members unswerving in their loyalty to him, there was rebellion in the ranks. Angry Fatah members gave violent vent to their fury at Abbas’ choices, with gunfire and arson. “Palestinian Elections: Abbas faces ‘revolt’ over Fatah’s electoral list,” […]
Abbas, Hamas, The Elections: When What’s to Come Is Still Unsure
When President-for-Life Mahmoud Abbas, now entering the 16th year of his four-year term, first had the bright idea, this past February, to call for Palestinian elections, both parliamentary and presidential, it seemed like a good idea. Abbas thought it would burnish his image with the new Biden Administration, showing that he was, after all, […]