Hamas bloc to participate in Nablus student elections

A Hamas-affiliated bloc will participate in student union elections at An-Najah university on Tuesday, for the first time in six years, a statement from the Islamist group said Saturday."We have decided to resume student work and stand for elections after a six-year boycott, during which Hamas suffered from crackdowns and arrests by security services," a Hamas statement received by Ma'an said.An official in Hamas' student bloc said the decision to run in elections would help shake up the "state of laziness" of the Islamist group's student movement.The party competing in student elections will be called "Muslim Palestine Bloc."On Thursday, Fatah's Shabibeh (Youth) Students Bloc won Hebron University's student senate elections.The list won 23 seats while the Hamas bloc won 17, and a bloc representing the leftist parties won one seat. The Palestine Belongs To All bloc won no seats.Out of 5,766 eligible voters, 3,974 cast their votes