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Significance
The elections were originally scheduled for October 8, but in response to the ruling the government has now announced a four-month delay.
Impacts
Israel will use Palestinian divisions and Abbas's lack of electoral legitimacy to postpone negotiations further.
Despair resulting from internal stagnation and the lack of a peace process is likely to fuel further 'lone wolf' attacks on Israelis.
The bar on Mohammad Dahlan may reduce aid to the Palestinians from his backers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.
Keywords:
Palestinians,
ME/NAF,
Israel,
Egypt,
France,
Jordan,
Qatar,
Russia,
Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates,
United States,
politics,
election
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