Dahlan attacks Mahmoud Abbas over election postponement and calls for a Palestinian pressure front
Mohammed Dahlan attacked Mahmoud Abbas over the postponement of Palestinian elections, accused the Authority's leadership of entrenching a legitimacy crisis, and announced the expansion of dialogue with national forces to form a pressure front.
Rafat Murra to FiMED: Freezing National Council elections in Lebanon is a step toward national dialogue
Rafat Murra, head of Hamas's public outreach in Lebanon, tells FiMED that the freezing of the National Council election follow-up committee's work opens the door to a comprehensive Palestinian national dialogue.
Palestinians in Syria warn against turning National Council elections into appointments and quotas
Palestinian institutions in Syria reject quota-sharing and appointments in the National Council elections, demanding direct elections, an independent commission and guaranteed democratic representation for the diaspora.
At the UN, Gaza and Palestine: physically absent, politically and diplomatically present
Gaza and Palestine dominated world leaders' speeches at the United Nations, as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was unable to attend in person and the Palestinian cause featured in the political debates.
Al-Madhoun: Barring the Palestinian delegation calls for a review of the political track
Al-Madhoun calls for a review of the Palestinian political track and an inclusive national conference after the Palestinian delegation was barred from attending UN General Assembly meetings.
Israeli poll: unemployment and settler violence top West Bank concerns
A poll by Israel's Institute for National Security Studies tracks the views of Palestinians in the West Bank on the occupation, settlers, negotiations, the two-state solution, the future of Gaza and the Palestinian leadership.