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Palestinian President Abbas announces first legislative elections in 20 years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called parliamentary elections for November 28, the first since 2006, with presidential elections planned for early next year. While some Palestinians hope the

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Wonder if a random anti Abbas activist will die and no elections 🤔
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Palestine is free from Hamas now.
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@qa_im From YouTube ↗ 15 Jul 2026
Abbas will just rig the elections and never step down
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@Zxxy From YouTube ↗ 13 Jul 2026
Woman only get 1/3 of the list? There are more woman in gaza than men. This is so messed up. wtf with these people.
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@denenak From YouTube ↗ 13 Jul 2026 2
Hamas gave Palestinian land to Israel on a silver platter
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@Depi-f2f From YouTube ↗ 13 Jul 2026 3
The point is that Israel will be able to accelerate the ethnic cleansing of Gaza by simply striking polls sites, where hundreds of people will be garthering during the vote and justify its attacks by claiming that these are Hamas terrorists. Then Gazans see that, they don't come to polls sites and as a result you will end up with elex lacking any legitimacy.
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free free palestine🙂🌹🥀🌼🍀❤❤❤❤❤❤
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@satnamo From YouTube ↗ 12 Jul 2026 2
They are hopelessly corrupted
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Is it Aprils fools today?
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Don't vote to Abbas is also sell is soul
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What is the use of election in palestine when Israelis oppress Palestinians and strikes and attacks in Palestine wherever they want i think the whole palestine is under Israel's control first Palestine and Palestinians should get freedom from oppressor Israel