Palestinian elections postponed for months

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Palestinian politics

Palestinian elections postponed for up to four months,

West Bank government delays municipal elections, day after high court barred Gaza Strip from polls.

Palestinians react to PA’s exclusion of Gaza in upcoming elections,

Palestinians expressed their dismay on Monday at a Palestinian Authority Supreme Court ruling that excluded the Gaza Strip from the next local elections.

Who will be Hamas' next leader?,

Hamas is expected to hold internal elections that will likely result in a new political bureau head, but the movement has yet to officially announce any plans.

Israeli politics

A former spy chief is calling on Israelis to revolt,

In a wide-ranging interview, former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy paints a worrying picture of the leadership abilities of PM Netanyahu and his suspicious relationship with Putin, as well as of the future of the Jewish state – but refuses to be pessimistic.

Herzog denies report he's joining Netanyahu gov't as foreign minister,

Israel’s Channel 10 reported Tuesday that Zionist Union MK Isaac Herzog and Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu have made significant progress towards forming a unity government.

Opinion: How Netanyahu took advantage of Peres’ funeral,

“When eulogizing late President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu actually praised his own diplomatic vision and persona,” writes Mazal Mualem.

'Thou shall not discriminate': New rules for Israeli journalists,

The Israel Press Council approves a change to ethics rules that forbids journalists and media outlets from discriminating against and excluding certain populations from their coverage. Among those opposing the change: the editor of ‘Israel Hayom’ and the publisher of ‘Haaretz.’

Occupation/Human rights

Opinion: How we learned to forget the villages we destroyed,

“‘Erased from Space and Consciousness’ is the product of years of meticulous research to raise awareness of the hundreds of villages Israel destroyed during and following the 1948 war. But is awareness enough to remedy the injustices of the past?” asks Tom Pessah.