Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are holding municipal elections for representatives

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are holding municipal elections for representatives on dozens of councils. Voting Saturday, however, is not taking place in the Gaza Strip. The elections are widely seen as a popularity test for President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party. The Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, remains deeply split from…

Palestinians in the West Bank are holding local elections with Fatah again running without Hamas providing opposition, or letting the poll go ahead in the Gaza Strip. These are the second consecutive municipal elections to be held without the participation of Hamas or the Gaza Strip. The last time all Palestinians took part in a municipal…