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As Abbas campaigns for elections, PA blocks multiple news websites

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Published: 25 October 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Arab League backs the elections, as Hamas and Fatah remain divided over them, and Palestinian journalists challenge court decision to censor 49 websites

Abbas rallies election support, with or without Hamas (Al-Monitor)
The Arab League has announced its backing for Palestinian legislative elections, as Hamas and Fatah remain divided over them.

Palestinian journalists challenge court over blocked websites (Jerusalem Post)
The decision by a Palestinian magistrate’s court to block access to 49 Arab websites has infuriated journalists and NGOs in the Palestinian Territories; PA insists it’s only enforcing professional and ethical standards

Arab spring will spread to Palestinian territories (Jerusalem Post)

Palestinian court blocks websites critical of PA (Al-Monitor)
The Palestinian Authority has blocked 59 Palestinian and Arabic websites including Quds News Network

The Palestinian Authority has blocked 59 Palestinian and Arabic websites, including Quds News Network sites, following a decision by a local Magistrates’ Court. Palestinians are angered at the decision which was revealed yesterday, as not a site single on the blocked list is Israeli.

Photo: Arab foreign ministers and delegation members attend the annual Arab League meeting in Cairo, Egypt, September 10 (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
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