March 30, 2021
FIXING ONE OF W'S BIGGEST FAILURES:
Hamas submits slate for planned Palestinian election (AFP, 3/30/21)
Hamas on Monday unveiled its list of candidates for Palestinian elections, ending speculation over a joint list between the Islamic terror group ruling Gaza and the secular Fatah that runs the West Bank.Legislative polls have been called for May 22 and a presidential vote on July 31, the first Palestinian elections in 15 years.Hamas won a surprise election victory in 2006 but the result was not recognized by Fatah's leader, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, intensifying divisions.
Posted by Orrin Judd at March 30, 2021 12:00 AM
