Purported resignation letter circulated on social media cites 'special and personal' reasons for leaving; source claims 'hostile parties' behind disinformation

Observers initially scoffed at PA President Abbas's election decree as a ploy -- but intentionally or not, it has paved the way for the most serious challenge to his rule in years

PA says Israel has also yet to respond to demand to hold vote in Jerusalem

Palestinian Legislative Council has not met for over a decade, but as mail piles up and workers try to keep busy, some see promised vote bringing the building back to life

Khalida Jarrar's husband says his wife's lawyer informed him that the Ofer Military Court made the decision; Shin Bet spokesman confirms

Official says Khalida Jarrar was arrested on suspicion of 'involvement in terror activity'; she recently spent 19 months in prison under an administrative detention order

Factional rivalries, infighting and Israeli restrictions have left the 'first Arab democracy' without elections since 2006