Hani Al-Masri

Hani Al-Masri

21 Article

International Guarantees, National Consensus, and Palestinian Elections

Palestinian elections face two major challenges: Israeli efforts to obstruct the electoral process and the deep internal divisions that undermine the ...

2026-10-13 Read More

Chronicle of a Postponement Foretold: The Writing Was on the Wall

The mistake did not begin with the postponement of the elections, but much earlier: with the decision to call them without securing even the minimum ...

2026-10-09 Read More

On the Anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Flood: Toward a Deep and Courageous Reckoning

On the anniversary of the October 7 “Al-Aqsa Flood,” Palestinian political analyst Hani Al-Masri argues that the Palestinian cause needs ...

2026-10-07 Read More

A Palestinian National Dialogue to Postpone the Elections, or to Devise a Rescue Plan?

Even as Palestinian electoral lists have begun to be submitted, the spectre of postponement continues to hang over the elections. At the same ...

2026-10-06 Read More

Toward a New Palestinian National Revival

  This is the intervention I delivered today at the conference “Prospects for Revitalizing the Palestinian Condition in the Face of ...

2026-09-27 Read More

Candidate Lists to Open Saturday… and the Specter of Postponement Looms

Registration for electoral lists is due to open this coming Saturday, and the Central Elections Commission has announced that it is ready to conduct ...

2026-09-24 Read More

Prospects for Reviving the Palestinian National Condition in the Face of Current Challenges

Mr. Hani Al-Masri argues that there can be no serious discussion of how to revive the Palestinian political landscape without first making a ...

2026-09-22 Read More

Palestinian Elections: Postponement Decided, Timing Still Unclear

In his article, Mr. Hani Al-Masri argues that postponing the Palestinian legislative elections has effectively become a foregone conclusion, with the ...

2026-09-14 Read More

Which “Roadmap” Do Palestinians Need?

With expectations growing that the Palestinian legislative elections will most likely be postponed until next year, or possibly replaced ...

2026-09-08 Read More

Back to the Drawing Board: Rethinking the Palestinian Political Path

I would like to begin by thanking Dr. Mohsen Saleh and the Al-Zaytouna Centre for holding this important seminar at this difficult time, and for ...

2026-09-07 Read More

Hamas Is Changing

In a new analysis titled “Hamas Is Changing,” Palestinian political analyst Hani Almasri argues that Hamas is once again undergoing a ...

2026-08-30 Read More

A Broad Palestinian Coalition: Toward Greater Division or National Consensus?

Palestine does not need to simply “replace one set of faces with another,” but rather requires “profound change in vision, ...

2026-08-26 Read More

Palestinian Elections Under Occupation: Between Democratic Legitimacy and the Requirements of National Liberation

Introduction President Mahmoud Abbas’s announcement of holding Palestinian presidential and legislative elections has revived questions about ...

2026-08-24 Read More

IMPLICATIONS OF ISRAEL'S ELECTIONS

"Israel's elections are scheduled to be held on October 27, and their outcome will have major implications for developments in the region as ...

2026-08-12 Read More

Between Ink and Implementation: Hani Al-Masri Warns Gaza Deal Risks Becoming Another “Roadmap”

Hani Al-Masri argued that the recently announced Gaza agreement should not be viewed as a new deal, but rather as "an agreement to implement the ...

2026-08-04 Read More

The Palestinian West Bank: In the Eye of the Storm

In a recent analysis, Hani Al-Masri argues that the Palestinian people are living through “the most dangerous phase in their modern ...

2026-07-28 Read More

Comment on a Friend's Opinion- The Elections Will Be Prevented by the Occupation, Postponed, Engineered to Produce Predetermined Results, or Their Results Will Be Nullified

Although I agree with many of the ideas you put forward, I do not support participating in the elections under the current circumstances. Such ...

2026-07-26 Read More

An Election Decree, a Nation at a Crossroads

As anticipated, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree calling for Legislative Council elections to be held on 28 November, with ...

2026-07-14 Read More

What Kind of Elections Do We Want?

If the expectations prove accurate, according to informed sources, the President is expected to issue today a decree calling for legislative elections ...

2026-07-13 Read More

Against Palestinian Elections That Falsify the People’s Will

Hani Al-Masri argues that the Palestinian condition is experiencing a profound crisis that requires a comprehensive national revival. In his view, ...

2026-06-30 Read More

Palestinian Elections: A Path to Change or a Seal of the Status Quo?

In his article, Hani Al-Masri examines President Mahmoud Abbas's unexpected announcement that presidential elections will be held early next year. ...

2026-06-16 Read More
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