The European Union is pressuring the Ramallah-based Palestinian leadership to hold legislative and presidential elections.
Palestine articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for democracy in Palestine. Palestine is not a functioning democracy. According to Freedom House, Palestine has been "effectively split in two with the West Bank governed by the Palestinian Authority and the Gaza Strip governed separately by Hamas" but hope for a future state remains strong. Also see our articles on Israel, the Arab Spring, and the broader Middle East.
When A House Is Not a Home
For both the Palestinians and Kurds, violence continues to happen in their houses. These wars being fought because of old grievances.
Violence against women: Deadly Toll for Palestinian Women
Video sparks outrage at the lethal cost that Palestinian women pay because of a lack of protections and discriminatory laws, a Human Rights Watch report.
After Netanyahu’s Reelection, We Still Need Real World Leaders
Like President Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu is the typical right wing leader. He pretends to be a man of peace, while willing to bring the world to the boiling point for his political gain.
Brutal Crackdown by Hamas Follows Protests in Gaza
Palestinians across Gaza have taken to streets over past week to demonstrate spurred by taxes imposed by Hamas authorities on goods and high living cost.
Rare Protests Erupt Against Hamas 12-Year Rule Over Gaza
Hamas is facing biggest demonstrations against its 12-year rule of the Gaza Strip, hundreds of Palestinians taking to the streets in recent days to protest.
Israeli Arabs Furious Over Netanyahu ‘Citizen’ Comments
Arab citizens of Israel have been expressing anger over recent comments by Israeli P.M Netanyahu, who said Israel “is not a country of all its citizens.
Iconic Palestinian Robe Fashions a New Political Symbol
Traditional brightly embroidered dress of Palestinian women known as “thobe” was not the type of garment one would expect to become a pop political symbol.
Trapped in Gaza, Sundance Documentary Star Misses Film Festival
A documentary called Gaza is hitting screens at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, providing a glimpse of life in blockaded Hamas-ruled territory.
New Palestinian Political Party Aims to Rival Fatah and Hamas
Palestinian factions forming a new political body in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, an attempt to break political duopoly of Palestinian President Mahmoud.