Posted on 02/06/22
| News Source: i24
Neither of the potential new members is expected to shift policies over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A key Palestinian decision-making body convened in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday for the first time in nearly four years, and could lead to potential successors of President Mahmoud Abbas.
The Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Central Council, which last met in 2018 due to internal Palestinian divisions, is expected to approve the appointment of two new members.
Relations with Israel were also due to be discussed.
Hamas, Abbas’s main rival and the governing authority of Gaza, turned down the invitation to the session, saying Abbas must institute power-sharing reforms first.