![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Palestine.jpg\")
Islamabad; 29 April 2021 – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday night that the Palestinian elections have been postponed because Israel has a decision to prohibit the Palestinian citizens of occupied Jerusalem to participate.<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas made the announcement after a meeting of leaders of Palestinian factions in Ramallah.<\/h3>\n\u201cWe have decided to postpone the parliamentary elections until we ensure the participation of the people of Jerusalem,\u201d President Abbas said in a statement. \u201cThe elections must be held in all the Palestinian territories, including #Jerusalem.\u201d<\/h3>\nHe said that he will work toward forming a Palestinian national unity government that would \u201cabide by international resolutions and reinforce the #PLO.\u201d<\/h3>\nEarlier in the night, #President Abbas announced that Israel has informed the Palestinian Authority that it will not allow the Palestinians to hold elections in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\n\u201cThere will be no elections without Jerusalem,\u201d President Abbas said in opening remarks during a meeting of leaders of several Palestinian factions in #Ramallah.<\/h3>\nHe said that the US, #European Union and some Arab countries also informed the Palestinians of Israel\u2019s refusal to allow the elections to take place in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\nToday, we received a message from Israel, the US and some Arab countries about Israel\u2019s opposition to holding the elections in Jerusalem,\u201d he said. \u201cThe message we received said that Israel can’t make a decision because there is no government in Israel.\u201d<\/h3>\nScoffing at the purported Israeli response, President Abbas said: \u201cBut there is a government in #Israel that is making decisions to build thousands of settlements. Who issued the order to the [Israel] police to stand with the settlers in killing the people of Jerusalem? Where did these decisions came from? Africa? We won\u2019t allow anyone to fool us.<\/h3>\nThis is nonsense. Where is [Prime Minister Benjamin] #Netanyahu? Netanyahu, may God prolong his life, is still the prime minister.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the Palestinians are ready to hold the elections once Israel agrees to allow the vote to take place in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\n\u201cWe want the elections to take place in Jerusalem, and not in Abu Dis,\u201d he said, referring to a West Bank village south of Jerusalem. \u201cFor us, the elections are not a tactic or a game.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the EU made a big effort to exert pressure on Israel to allow the elections to take place in Jerusalem, but to no avail.
\n\u201cWhen we announced the elections, the Europeans told us that they support us and are ready to help us achieve our goal,\u201d he noted.<\/h3>\n\u201cI told the Europeans that that Israel will not agree to hold the elections in Jerusalem. They told me that they will talk to the Israelis about this. We also asked the Americans where are they, but we didn\u2019t hear from them. We waited and didn\u2019t receive a response. We also sent our foreign minister to Europe to tell them we are running out of time.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas added, the heads of the EU told him that they were \u201cfrustrated\u201d by Israel\u2019s refusal to respond to the request to hold the elections in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas criticized Israel for \u201cbeating\u201d Palestinian candidates in Jerusalem and preventing election gatherings.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
He said that he will work toward forming a Palestinian national unity government that would \u201cabide by international resolutions and reinforce the #PLO.\u201d<\/h3>\nEarlier in the night, #President Abbas announced that Israel has informed the Palestinian Authority that it will not allow the Palestinians to hold elections in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\n\u201cThere will be no elections without Jerusalem,\u201d President Abbas said in opening remarks during a meeting of leaders of several Palestinian factions in #Ramallah.<\/h3>\nHe said that the US, #European Union and some Arab countries also informed the Palestinians of Israel\u2019s refusal to allow the elections to take place in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\nToday, we received a message from Israel, the US and some Arab countries about Israel\u2019s opposition to holding the elections in Jerusalem,\u201d he said. \u201cThe message we received said that Israel can’t make a decision because there is no government in Israel.\u201d<\/h3>\nScoffing at the purported Israeli response, President Abbas said: \u201cBut there is a government in #Israel that is making decisions to build thousands of settlements. Who issued the order to the [Israel] police to stand with the settlers in killing the people of Jerusalem? Where did these decisions came from? Africa? We won\u2019t allow anyone to fool us.<\/h3>\nThis is nonsense. Where is [Prime Minister Benjamin] #Netanyahu? Netanyahu, may God prolong his life, is still the prime minister.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the Palestinians are ready to hold the elections once Israel agrees to allow the vote to take place in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\n\u201cWe want the elections to take place in Jerusalem, and not in Abu Dis,\u201d he said, referring to a West Bank village south of Jerusalem. \u201cFor us, the elections are not a tactic or a game.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the EU made a big effort to exert pressure on Israel to allow the elections to take place in Jerusalem, but to no avail.
\n\u201cWhen we announced the elections, the Europeans told us that they support us and are ready to help us achieve our goal,\u201d he noted.<\/h3>\n\u201cI told the Europeans that that Israel will not agree to hold the elections in Jerusalem. They told me that they will talk to the Israelis about this. We also asked the Americans where are they, but we didn\u2019t hear from them. We waited and didn\u2019t receive a response. We also sent our foreign minister to Europe to tell them we are running out of time.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas added, the heads of the EU told him that they were \u201cfrustrated\u201d by Israel\u2019s refusal to respond to the request to hold the elections in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas criticized Israel for \u201cbeating\u201d Palestinian candidates in Jerusalem and preventing election gatherings.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cThere will be no elections without Jerusalem,\u201d President Abbas said in opening remarks during a meeting of leaders of several Palestinian factions in #Ramallah.<\/h3>\nHe said that the US, #European Union and some Arab countries also informed the Palestinians of Israel\u2019s refusal to allow the elections to take place in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\nToday, we received a message from Israel, the US and some Arab countries about Israel\u2019s opposition to holding the elections in Jerusalem,\u201d he said. \u201cThe message we received said that Israel can’t make a decision because there is no government in Israel.\u201d<\/h3>\nScoffing at the purported Israeli response, President Abbas said: \u201cBut there is a government in #Israel that is making decisions to build thousands of settlements. Who issued the order to the [Israel] police to stand with the settlers in killing the people of Jerusalem? Where did these decisions came from? Africa? We won\u2019t allow anyone to fool us.<\/h3>\nThis is nonsense. Where is [Prime Minister Benjamin] #Netanyahu? Netanyahu, may God prolong his life, is still the prime minister.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the Palestinians are ready to hold the elections once Israel agrees to allow the vote to take place in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\n\u201cWe want the elections to take place in Jerusalem, and not in Abu Dis,\u201d he said, referring to a West Bank village south of Jerusalem. \u201cFor us, the elections are not a tactic or a game.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the EU made a big effort to exert pressure on Israel to allow the elections to take place in Jerusalem, but to no avail.
\n\u201cWhen we announced the elections, the Europeans told us that they support us and are ready to help us achieve our goal,\u201d he noted.<\/h3>\n\u201cI told the Europeans that that Israel will not agree to hold the elections in Jerusalem. They told me that they will talk to the Israelis about this. We also asked the Americans where are they, but we didn\u2019t hear from them. We waited and didn\u2019t receive a response. We also sent our foreign minister to Europe to tell them we are running out of time.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas added, the heads of the EU told him that they were \u201cfrustrated\u201d by Israel\u2019s refusal to respond to the request to hold the elections in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas criticized Israel for \u201cbeating\u201d Palestinian candidates in Jerusalem and preventing election gatherings.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today, we received a message from Israel, the US and some Arab countries about Israel\u2019s opposition to holding the elections in Jerusalem,\u201d he said. \u201cThe message we received said that Israel can’t make a decision because there is no government in Israel.\u201d<\/h3>\nScoffing at the purported Israeli response, President Abbas said: \u201cBut there is a government in #Israel that is making decisions to build thousands of settlements. Who issued the order to the [Israel] police to stand with the settlers in killing the people of Jerusalem? Where did these decisions came from? Africa? We won\u2019t allow anyone to fool us.<\/h3>\nThis is nonsense. Where is [Prime Minister Benjamin] #Netanyahu? Netanyahu, may God prolong his life, is still the prime minister.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the Palestinians are ready to hold the elections once Israel agrees to allow the vote to take place in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\n\u201cWe want the elections to take place in Jerusalem, and not in Abu Dis,\u201d he said, referring to a West Bank village south of Jerusalem. \u201cFor us, the elections are not a tactic or a game.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the EU made a big effort to exert pressure on Israel to allow the elections to take place in Jerusalem, but to no avail.
\n\u201cWhen we announced the elections, the Europeans told us that they support us and are ready to help us achieve our goal,\u201d he noted.<\/h3>\n\u201cI told the Europeans that that Israel will not agree to hold the elections in Jerusalem. They told me that they will talk to the Israelis about this. We also asked the Americans where are they, but we didn\u2019t hear from them. We waited and didn\u2019t receive a response. We also sent our foreign minister to Europe to tell them we are running out of time.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas added, the heads of the EU told him that they were \u201cfrustrated\u201d by Israel\u2019s refusal to respond to the request to hold the elections in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas criticized Israel for \u201cbeating\u201d Palestinian candidates in Jerusalem and preventing election gatherings.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This is nonsense. Where is [Prime Minister Benjamin] #Netanyahu? Netanyahu, may God prolong his life, is still the prime minister.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the Palestinians are ready to hold the elections once Israel agrees to allow the vote to take place in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\n\u201cWe want the elections to take place in Jerusalem, and not in Abu Dis,\u201d he said, referring to a West Bank village south of Jerusalem. \u201cFor us, the elections are not a tactic or a game.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the EU made a big effort to exert pressure on Israel to allow the elections to take place in Jerusalem, but to no avail.
\n\u201cWhen we announced the elections, the Europeans told us that they support us and are ready to help us achieve our goal,\u201d he noted.<\/h3>\n\u201cI told the Europeans that that Israel will not agree to hold the elections in Jerusalem. They told me that they will talk to the Israelis about this. We also asked the Americans where are they, but we didn\u2019t hear from them. We waited and didn\u2019t receive a response. We also sent our foreign minister to Europe to tell them we are running out of time.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas added, the heads of the EU told him that they were \u201cfrustrated\u201d by Israel\u2019s refusal to respond to the request to hold the elections in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas criticized Israel for \u201cbeating\u201d Palestinian candidates in Jerusalem and preventing election gatherings.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cWe want the elections to take place in Jerusalem, and not in Abu Dis,\u201d he said, referring to a West Bank village south of Jerusalem. \u201cFor us, the elections are not a tactic or a game.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas said that the EU made a big effort to exert pressure on Israel to allow the elections to take place in Jerusalem, but to no avail.
\n\u201cWhen we announced the elections, the Europeans told us that they support us and are ready to help us achieve our goal,\u201d he noted.<\/h3>\n\u201cI told the Europeans that that Israel will not agree to hold the elections in Jerusalem. They told me that they will talk to the Israelis about this. We also asked the Americans where are they, but we didn\u2019t hear from them. We waited and didn\u2019t receive a response. We also sent our foreign minister to Europe to tell them we are running out of time.\u201d<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas added, the heads of the EU told him that they were \u201cfrustrated\u201d by Israel\u2019s refusal to respond to the request to hold the elections in Jerusalem.<\/h3>\nPresident Abbas criticized Israel for \u201cbeating\u201d Palestinian candidates in Jerusalem and preventing election gatherings.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n\u201cWhen we announced the elections, the Europeans told us that they support us and are ready to help us achieve our goal,\u201d he noted.<\/h3>\n