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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas previously committed to holding legislative elections in November 2026. He said that due to "obstacles posed by Israeli measures" the vote would be pushed back until late next year.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections due next month until September 11, 2027, and called a presidential poll for the same date, blaming Israel and the security situation in the Palestinian territories for the delay. Our correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more.
November 2026 vote delayed; joint presidential and legislative elections set for next year, president says in decree.
It concludes the third day of the UN General Assembly. Between booby and the abandonment of several delegates from the room, Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, defended his offensive in Gaza, rejected as "lie" the allegations of genocide and held that, on the contrary, his country "prevented" one from happening. From another stage, by video call and following Washington's refusal to grant him the visa, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas warned that his people were going through one of the "most dangerous" chapters of his history, rejected a repeat of the Nakba and demanded to launch the pl
In the midst of booby and the withdrawal of several delegates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked the UN General Assembly against the allegations of genocide in Gaza, calling them "lie" and ensuring that, instead of committing it, he "prevented genocide" in Israel. By video conference, after being denied a visa by the Donald Trump Administration, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas warned that his people "face one of the most dangerous moments in their history," he asked to avoid a second Nakba and demanded the implementation of the plan for Gaza,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza the "greatest lie of the century." Many delegates walked out for his General Assembly speech. Mahmoud Abbas also spoke earlier. DW has more.
Mahmoud Abbas says saving two-state solution begins with preserving Palestinian land, protecting those who live on it.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas questioned how long the world would “remain silent” on Israel's actions.
At the UN General Assembly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged nations to support the two-state solution. He stated that his people seek a democratic Palestinian state that can coexist with Israel. DW has more.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday by video after being denied a visa to the United States for the second year in a row. In his prerecorded speech, he denounced Israeli policies that he said threatened Palestinians with a new Nakba and vowed that his people would remain “on their land”.
The President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, who was denied entry into the United States to participate in person in the United Nations General Assembly, said on Thursday afternoon, 24 September, that Israeli policies no longer only compromised the two-State solution, but were now threatening "the very life and existence of its people".
Without a visa for the second consecutive year, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in a video broadcast on Thursday at the UN, denounced Israeli policy threatening Palestinians with a new Nakba. He also argued that his people would remain "on his lands".
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told the UN on Thursday that Israeli policies no longer just jeopardized a two-state solution but were now threatening the "very life and existence" of his people. Abbas delivered prerecorded remarks to the UN’s General Assembly from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, delivering prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row. “The Palestinian people face one of the most dangerous times in its history,” Abbas said. France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani takes a look at some of the main takeaways from his address.
Netanyahu argues that accusing Israel of genocide is "the greatest lie of the century" - 124; Abbas denounces the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians: "It is an evil colonial plan whose aim is to make life impossible"
Israel's Netanyahu can expect to be greeted by protests, while the Palestinian Abbas will address the body via video after the US denied him a visa. Beyond the Middle East, rising sea levels will be on the day 3 agenda.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is on Thursday, September 24, the third day of UN General Assembly discussions. In his video conference intervention, following the denial of a visa by the Donald Trump Administration, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that his people "are facing one of the most dangerous moments in their history," he called for the failure to allow a second Nakba and urged the implementation of the so-called Gaza plan, including its reconstruction and the arrest of the Israeli siege. The first mini speech is now expected
Iran may expand the Mideast war to the Indian Ocean if the US or Israel attacks again, an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned Thursday, hours before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly. President Donald Trump, in his speech, threatened to “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a peace deal was not reached. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
