The prospect of elections in Palestine has brought vital hope to a land synonymous with suffering. Despite enduring decades of conflict, loss, and tumult, a "tripartite assault" currently threatens to push the situation beyond repair. This takes the form of Israel’s acceleration of territorial annexation, the Trump administration’s "Middle East Plan," and the normalization of Arab-Israeli relations, a process that Palestinian leaders see as a major barrier in their quest for an independent state. Yet in mid-September, Palestine’s long-divided political factions—Hamas and Fatah—announced that...