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'

Palestinian affairs reporter looks at the rise of potential Mahmoud Abbas successor and the decline of the PA he hopes to lead, explaining why both have lost support of the masses

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

Backing for two-state solution falls to just 32%, with 69% no longer believing it's possible due to settlement expansion; majority says next Israeli government will annex West Bank

Talks between Hamas, Fatah leaders pushed for by Algiers after 15 years of infighting that have left Palestinian politics paralyzed

Terror group wins 28 of the 51 seats on Birzeit student council, ending longstanding Fatah domination of student councils in the West Bank

Hamas formally boycotts vote, but some members still competing across region; Palestinians have not seen national elections for over a decade and a half

The slate dubbed Qaderat, meaning capable in Arabic, will run in the upcoming local elections in the West Bank; Hamas boycotting election, no voting to be held in Gaza

With a 2-part structure that starts with Fatah strongholds and leaves contested cities for later, ballots are seen by some as just an attempt to hush increasingly loud critics

Islamist terror group plans to boycott local Palestinian vote unless presidential, legislative elections also held; PA president indefinitely delayed national vote in April