"Even if the November election is held, its impact may be limited. The council rarely meets, with the last session occurring in 2018. Terror groups such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, both designated as terrorist organizations by Israel and the United States, are excluded from representation in the PNC. The PA’s central election committee has amended the election law to require all candidates to sign a statement endorsing the PLO’s “national program,” including recognition of Israel, renunciation of terrorism, and pursuit of a two-state solution—conditions that Hamas and other terror groups refuse to accept." FULL STORY at above link.