Palestinian Authority to hold presidential elections in 2027, Mahmoud Abbas says

Prof. Kobi Michael: Abbas’s announcement was essentially the 90-year-old’s plan to use the “same maneuvers to run away from any significant reforms” and to maintain the “last drops of legitimacy.”

Abbas’s move might be more convincing for Western clients who are in favor of the Palestinians and support them under any conditions.

Published in The Jerusalem Post, June 14, 2026.

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