# Palestinian vice president slams Israel, says its actions forced election delay

https://mins.news/en/item/94893

- TRT World, 2026-10-11 00:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/374005ebfb52

> Al-Sheikh said Israel’s Gideon Saar was presenting himself as a defender of Palestinian democracy while criticizing President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to delay elections.

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