Postponing Palestinian polls

Abdel Bari Atwan- Abbas needs any excuse to call off elections that Hamas would probably win

Abbas needs any excuse to call off elections that Hamas would probably win

According to leaks to the Israeli press, among the subjects discussed in a phone call on Friday between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi was the Palestinian elections due to be held on 22 May. They reportedly agreed it would be preferable for the vote to be postponed or cancelled, because a win for Hamas is almost certain given the rifts within the Fateh movement which currently controls the Palestinian Authority (PA).

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