After once again postponing elections: The Arab world mocks Abu Mazen

Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen has once again postponed the parliamentary and presidential elections, likely extending his tenure to at least 21 years without a vote. The Arab world responded with mockery: a cartoon in the Qatari newspaper Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed depicts Abu Mazen sleeping on a locked ballot box covered in cobwebs, labeled "Palestinian elections" with "postponed" stickers. Two onlookers wonder: "Looks like a nap for an unknown time!" Abu Mazen justified the delay by blaming Israel for "riots" in the West Bank and for withholding billions in Palestinian funds. The timing, during the week marking the October 7 massacre, is reportedly not coincidental: the PA asked Israel to allow election committee members into East Jerusalem and Gaza, hoping Israel would refuse and provide a pretext for cancellation. It was not stated whether Israel approved the request. The article uses loaded terms like "old terror supporter" and "dictator" to describe Abu Mazen, portraying the election delay as cowardice.

Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen has once again postponed the parliamentary and presidential elections, thereby likely completing at least 21 years in office without elections. The Arab world responded with mockery: a cartoon in the Qatari newspaper Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed depicts Abu Mazen sleeping on a locked box covered in cobwebs, on which is written "Palestinian elections" and stickers reading "postponed." Beside him, two people wonder: "Wow, looks like a nap for an unknown time!" Abu Mazen justified the delay by blaming Israel for "riots" by Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria and for withholding billions in Palestinian funds. It was also reported that the timing, during the week marking the October 7 massacre, is not coincidental: the PA asked Israel to allow election committee members into East Jerusalem and Gaza, hoping Israel would refuse and thereby provide a pretext for cancellation. It was not stated whether Israel approved the request. The article uses loaded terminology such as "old terror supporter" and "dictator" to describe Abu Mazen, and presents the election postponement as cowardice.