Anas al-Hajj: "My Voice, My Decision" — a grassroots campaign rejecting appointment to the National Council
A Palestinian campaign titled "My Voice, My Decision – No to Appointment" demands free and inclusive elections to choose National Council members, aiming to collect 100,000 signatures before the end of November.
National Council elections: Palestinian factions meet Hezbollah in Lebanon
The participants discussed the latest developments in the Palestinian and Lebanese arenas, as well as the Palestinian National Council elections and the mechanisms for holding them in Lebanon
Ali Baraka: We reject "appointment" to the National Council and insist on electing representatives abroad
Factional electoral colleges do not represent Palestinians as a whole, and rebuilding the PLO must rest on partnership and the will of the people
Palestinians in Europe and Latin America demand elections for the National Council
The two unions said in a joint statement that reconstituting the National Council, as the legislative and representative framework of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, must be based on the will of Palestinians.
Rotterdam Document: No representation without elections, Palestinians in the Netherlands reject appointment
At the close of the meeting, participants stressed that the current stage the Palestinian people are going through requires rebuilding national decision-making on democratic and representative foundations and strengthening unity.
Palestinians abroad step up opposition to National Council appointments: No to appointment, no to exclusion
The conference sent a clear message against what participants saw as a circumvention of Palestinians' right to choose their representatives, stressing that the National Council cannot draw its legitimacy from appointment