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Palestinians Take Tentative Step Toward Local Elections

Palestinian political parties began registering candidates for municipal elections on Wednesday, the first step in years toward a democratic vote but one that threatens to re-inflame tensions between the rival Fatah and Hamas movements.

Palestinian poll officials tally the votes at a polling station in the West Bank city of R

Palestinian Authority Erects Monument Honoring ‘Refrigerator Bomber’

JERUSALEM – Ignoring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request not to honor terrorists, the Palestinian Authority erected a monument on Sunday in honor of the mastermind behind the 1976 “refrigerator bombing” in Jerusalem, with Palestinian officials expressing their hope that it will inspire young minds to continue following the path of “legendary martyrs.”

PA officials monument honoring terrorist