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Abbas faces pressure over whether to postpone long-delayed Palestinian elections

Abbas could use the time during the postponement to make internal arrangements within his divided faction before Palestinians ever have the opportunity to vote.

  • Palestinian Authority President Abbas faces pressure over postponing elections.
  • Senior Fatah officials believe Abbas will postpone vote again.
  • European officials request monitoring mission for November elections.

Why are we determined to remove UNRWA from Jerusalem? - opinion

It has become increasingly clear that the UN agency established to assist Palestinian refugees functioned, in practice, as an active arm of the Hamas terrorist organization.

  • Israeli security forces removed UNRWA compound in Jerusalem.
  • UN Secretary-General and European foreign ministers condemned actions.
  • Israel justified removal as UNRWA becoming Hamas' arm.

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