Major events in the Palestinian security sector
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Palestinian Presidential Elections
01/05/12
Palestinian presidential elections are supposed to take place in May 2012. These elections will be the first after the Palestinian division in 2008.
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Palestinian presidential elections are supposed to take place in May 2012. These elections will be the first after the Palestinian division in 2008.
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Establishment of the Palestinian Elections Committee
22/12/11
Mr. President, Mahmoud Abbas, issues a presidential decree for establishing the PNC Elections Committee
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Mr. President, Mahmoud Abbas, issues a presidential decree for establishing the PNC Elections Committee
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UNESCO Bid
Applying for the UN
23/09/11
The Palestinain president, Mahmoud Abbas, submits to the UN Secretary-General Banki-Mook an application to accept Palestine as United Nations' member state.
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The Palestinain president, Mahmoud Abbas, submits to the UN Secretary-General Banki-Mook an application to accept Palestine as United Nations' member state.
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Palestinian UN Bid
01/09/11
Palestinians move to be a United Nations member state
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Palestinians move to be a United Nations member state
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- Abbas: We Want to Legitimize Palestinian Existence, not Delegitimize Anyone , Wafa News Agency
- Abbas: We will declare state within year, maannews
- High-stakes diplomacy to avoid UN showdown, maannews
- Palestinian ‘legal formula’ to change after UN , Khaleejtimes
- US 'campaigns to avoid' Palestinian statehood vote, maannews
- US denies support for UN statehood bid, maannews
- Western diplomat: UN statehood bid will harm U.S.-Palestinian Authority ties, Haaretz
Meetings Abbas-Meshaal in Egypt
01/08/11
Meetings between Hamas and -Fatah Officials in Egypt
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Meetings between Hamas and -Fatah Officials in Egypt
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Establishment of Palestinian Unity Government
01/06/11
Talks between Hamas and Fatah to agree on the Unity Government
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Talks between Hamas and Fatah to agree on the Unity Government
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Signing the Palestinian Reconciliation Agreement
04/05/11
Hamas and Fatah signed the Palestinian Reconciliaqtion Agreement in Egypt
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Hamas and Fatah signed the Palestinian Reconciliaqtion Agreement in Egypt
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Palestinian Local Elections
01/01/11
Palestinian municipal elections were supposed to take place in 2011. These elections were delayed many times because of the the Palestinian division in 2008.
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Palestinian municipal elections were supposed to take place in 2011. These elections were delayed many times because of the the Palestinian division in 2008.
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- Abbas postpones Palestinian municipal elections without setting a new date, Washington post
- Hamas plans to boycott upcoming PA elections, Jerusalem Post
- PA cabinet calls elections for July 9, maannews
- PA: Elections canceled for sake of Gaza, maannews
- Palestinian Elections and the Hamas-Fatah Power Struggle, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Rights group: Local elections must move forward, maannews
- The Cabinet decides to postpone local elections, he Central Elections Commission