I am ruling out our party entering into a national partnership with any party that is committed to a dangerous and antisemitic policy like the Green Party’s. Here is my letter to the Jewish Leadership Council and the Board of Deputies of British Jews 👇

I received with profound shock and frustration the decision to cancel the legislative elections scheduled for 28 November 2026 and postpone them until 11 September 2027. I know that millions of Palestinians share this feeling, especially an entire generation that has waited twenty years for its first opportunity to choose its representatives and shape its future through the ballot box. Setting a new date does not erase the disappointment or answer the most important questions: What guarantees that the obstacles will be overcome by next September? What practical plan and safeguards will prevent another postponement? In my political assessment, efforts by a small number of leaders were the main driving force behind this decision, supported by certain factions, foremost among them the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. I hold those advocating this course politically responsible for pressuring the President to deny our people the opportunity to vote on the date established by presidential decree. I cannot accept an agreement among a limited number of factions being presented as a comprehensive national consensus. Other factions, electoral lists and Palestinian voices remained committed to holding elections on schedule. They deserve to be heard. The lists that responded to the decree, prepared and collected citizens’ signatures—whether they had already registered or were preparing to do so—cannot be ignored. The national will cannot be reduced to the positions of those demanding postponement. The lack of readiness of any faction must not suspend the rights of an entire people. We in Masar Jadid, alongside other new lists, demonstrated that preparation and participation are possible even with limited resources. The people alone have the right to grant or withhold their trust. No political meeting can replace their decision at the ballot box. I call on President Mahmoud Abbas to hold an urgent meeting with representatives of the registered electoral lists, hear their objections and proposals directly, and discuss reconsidering the postponement. Dialogue must take place before decisions affecting everyone’s rights are finalized. It must include new political forces, young people and women who chose peaceful participation and believed in democratic change. As President of Masar Jadid and head of its electoral list, I will continue, alongside my colleagues, to defend our people’s right to vote and renew democratic legitimacy through peaceful, political and legal means. We will not abandon our responsibility to the citizens who placed their trust in us, or to a generation that deserves a say in its own future. Our people have the right to choose. Our young people have the right to shape their future. #MasarJadid #RightToVote #Palestine

Efforts to cancel or postpone the Palestinian elections have become deeply alarming. Since last night, we have been engaging urgently with the European Union to defend the scheduled election date of November 28. A meeting of EU ambassadors is now taking place in Jerusalem. They have received the attached letter from Masar Jadid, addressed to the foreign ministers of all EU member states, calling for immediate, direct intervention to preserve the election date. We may be standing alone on the front lines today in defence of Palestinian elections, but we carry the voice of a people who want to choose their representatives and shape their future—and of a generation waiting for its first opportunity to participate and bring change. Defending these elections means defending Palestinian rights and the hope of peaceful, democratic change. We will continue mobilizing every relationship and resource we have to protect this opportunity. Our voice must be heard: our people have the right to vote, and our youth have the right to shape their future. We urge you to stand with us