With rival Hamas predicted to gain in scheduled Palestinian elections, the PA has suspended all campaigning

Ramallah (dpa) – Campaigning for upcoming local elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip was suspended Thursday by a Palestinian court, according to a Central Elections Commission official in Ramallah. The High Judicial Council will meet again on September 21 to decide whether elections will take place as planned, or will be cancelled or postponed,…

The Palestinian Authority High Court decided to postpone the local elections, which had originally been scheduled to take place in Judea and Samaria and in the Gaza Strip next month. The decision of the Palestinian Authority court is a provisional order. The final decision will be taken after the Eid El-Adha festival next week. It should…