Nabil Amr hopes elections will take place in Palestine in 2020. The former Palestinian minister of information has started his own election campaign on social media. Amr opened his campaign on Facebook with a discussion of US attempts to legitimize Israeli settlements. Dressed in a dark suit with a blue tie, with his bookshelves as a backdrop, the clean-shaven Amr spoke with the confidence and ease of a radio announcer, as he once was. He told his audience that he would be making regular short appearances to introduce himself to Palestinians and to discuss many important topics.

Amr's Nov. 20 video garnered nearly 8,000 views, 81 comments, 30 shares and 529 emojis. Three days later, Amr, also a former ambassador to the USSR and Egypt, was back on social media talking about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He swapped his dark suit for a light blue sports jacket, minus the tie, but with the same bookshelf backdrop. This Nov. 23 video received a little more than 6,000 views, 30 comments, 23 shares and 342 emojis.

Seven days later, Amr was back at it. The tie was back, but paired with the light blue jacket. He kicked off the video stating that he would not talk about elections until a presidential decree was issued with a clear election date and a clear reference for the format of the elections. This Nov. 30 video, which dealt with the rights of Palestinians to protest, received over 5,000 views, 28 comments, 11 shares and 268 positive emojis.

Independent activist Hazim K. Kawasmi shares the enthusiasm and optimism of Palestinians like Amr. Kawasmi is also considering participating in the elections, if they take place.