Presidential , national elections to be held by September , authorities say . The West Bank government of the Palestinian Authority is dominated by the Fatah party of President Mahmoud Abbas , and Gaza is ruled by the rival Islamist group Hamas . A legislator says it would restore Palestinian `` legitimacy '' the right of Palestinians'to govern themselves and their own affairs within a sovereign state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Presidential , national elections to be held by September , authorities say . A legislator says it would restore Palestinian `` legitimacy '' the right of Palestinians'to govern themselves and their own affairs within a sovereign state with Jerusalem as its capital.