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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.
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”.
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.
The United Nations General Assembly will allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address via a prerecorded video.
