Vote scheduled for May 22, but Ramallah demanding participation of East Jerusalem Palestinians; Abbas's opponents say it's an excuse to cancel

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Nabil Shaath says parliamentary vote scheduled for next month will be pushed off if Israel doesn't allow ballot boxes in East Jerusalem

With Israel expected to bar election in city, elections panel says 150,000 residents will be able to vote in polling places outside it; meanwhile Abbas thought to be weighing delay

Two leaders last publicly spoke on the phone in March 2020, during the early throes of the coronavirus crisis

PA president calls 1987 Anti-Terrorism Act the main obstacle to developing US-Palestinian ties, hints Ramallah will take own steps to improve relations

PA leader's fragmented faction to present three slates of candidates in the coming vote, leading some to fear a repeat of its 2006 loss to Hamas

Al-Quds says growing calls in PA to delay vote; outlet cites unnamed American official as warning Hamas gains could doom two-state solution

PA president expected to thank Biden for restoring aid while urging further steps, and to express continued support for two-state solution while castigating Israel over settlements

PA President Abbas’s Fatah movement also uses an image that appears to display the entire region as Palestine; vote slated for May 22