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Analysis: Tel Aviv had reportedly planned to pilfer the money owed to Ramallah to pay down Palestinian debts to Israeli utility companies.

Analysis: No Palestinian leaders expect anything new to come out of the elections, but they hope to see movement on issues that appear to be frozen.

Analysis: Palestinian-Israeli security and civil coordination is an important part of the Palestinian Authority's existence, so when the cooperation becomes irrelevant, what purpose - and whose - does the PA serve?

Analysis: The jailed Fatah leader says Palestinians should work towards unity, stop "all relations" with Israel and push on with the application to join the International Criminal Court.

Senior Hamas figure says he will boycott meetings in Ramallah, while others say they will attend as observers rather than representatives.