At private NYC event, PA leader says EU pushed him to hold elections and said it would coax Israel to allow balloting in East Jerusalem, but failed to deliver: 'They're all talk'

In farewell interview, ambassador to Palestinians laments Abbas's failure to hold elections, suggests mail-in ballot as solution to Israeli opposition to voting in East Jerusalem

Vote limited to rural areas after Mahmoud Abbas delays voting in cities, amid simmering anger toward the Fatah-controlled PA

Shtayyeh will meet with senior EU officials to discuss lack of European budget support and the PA's ongoing fiscal troubles; diplomats say funding gap is due to 'technical issues'

Electoral commission says vote depends on Hamas allowing poll to take place in the Strip

Chris Murphy says he raised US objection to terror stipends with PA premier, discussed possible path forward on issue; Democratic lawmakers express optimism after Bennett meeting

Palestinians in Ramallah call for 'the fall of the regime'; unlike previous rallies, Palestinian forces refrain from violently dispersing crowds

Death of Nizar Banat, allegedly beaten to death in Palestinian Authority custody, was 'straw that broke the camel's back' for some Palestinians, says former minister

After incessant rocket barrages, leaders of Gaza's ruling terror group say they're not interested in further escalation, but conflict could still get out of hand

Amid escalating violence and political dysfunction, a snapshot from a city, and a country, balanced on a knife-edge