6/10/2023 0 Comments Home by Samer Abu Hawwash![]() ![]() The Palestinian Civil Police has primary responsibility for civil and community policing. Several are under Palestinian Authority Ministry of Interior operational control and follow the prime minister’s guidance. ![]() Six Palestinian Authority security forces agencies operated in parts of the West Bank. President Abbas is also chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and general commander of the Fatah movement. The Palestinian Authority head of government is Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. In September 2019 and again in September 2020, President Abbas called for the Palestinian Authority to organize elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council within six months. President Abbas indefinitely postponed national elections on April 30, stating the reason was that Israel had not agreed to allow Palestinians in East Jerusalem to participate in voting. The Palestinian Legislative Council has not functioned since 2007, and in 2018 the Palestinian Authority dissolved the Constitutional Court. ![]() There have been no national elections in the West Bank and Gaza since 2006, and President Mahmoud Abbas has remained in office despite the expiration of his four-year term in 2009. The Palestinian Authority basic law provides for an elected president and legislative council. Palestinian Authority| West Bank| Gaza Strip ![]()
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