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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.

Fatah, Hamas Sign Deal With Hope For Elections

by DC Editors - October 17, 2022

Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers on Thursday, vowing to hold elections by next October in their latest attempt to end rift.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine

What “Pro-Palestine” Student Groups Get Wrong

by David Anderson, J.D. - May 3, 2022

Back then – as now – this fit into a “colonialist” narrative of European Jews oppressing Arabs – an easy, eye pleasing but intellectually lazy fit.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine

Palestinians Elect West Bank Councils In Rare Democratic Exercise

by DC Editors - March 28, 2022

Palestinians Elect West Bank Councils In Rare Democratic Exercise

The elections came after a decade of delays in Palestinian elections. They have raised much hope about stability in the territory.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Middle East, Palestine

The Democratic Election In Gaza That No One Noticed

by DC Editors - February 4, 2022

The Democratic Election In Gaza That No One Noticed

The Gaza Strip is notorious for all the wrong reasons, but the territory’s recent democratic elections went completely ignored.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Internet and Democracy, Middle East, Palestine

Amnesty: Israel Maintains ‘System Of Oppression And Domination’

by DC Editors - February 1, 2022

In a new report, Amnesty International accuses Israel of running an “apartheid” state. Israel has accused the rights group of antisemitism in response.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine

Hamas Says Rejects Municipal Elections In Gaza

by DC Editors - January 5, 2022

Hamas Says Rejects Municipal Elections In Gaza

Hamas has refused to allow the Gaza Strip to host the second phase of Palestinian municipal elections, slated for March 26.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine

Can Democracy Help Solve The Problem Of Gaza?

by DC Editors - June 16, 2021

Can Democracy Help Solve The Problem Of Gaza?

The loss of control of Gaza by Hamas should underpin America’s strategy in the region in the coming years. How can this be won?

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine

The Terrible Cost Of Palestine’s Cancelled Elections

by DC Editors - May 7, 2021

The Terrible Cost Of Palestine’s Cancelled Elections

President Mahmoud Abbas has renounced Palestinian national reunification by canceling the country’s first elections in 15 years.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Middle East, Palestine

The Return of Palestinian Politics

by DC Editors - April 11, 2021

The Return of Palestinian Politics

Whether or not the vote takes place, scheduling of legislative elections for May 22 in Palestine is remarkable, a return of Palestinian politics.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Middle East, Palestine

Islamist-Arab Party Might Determine Who Governs Israel

by DC Editors - March 25, 2021

An Islamist-Arab Party Might Determine Who Governs Israel

Israel is currently in an electoral process. But the system in place could cause an Islamist-Arab party to determine who governs.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Proportional Representation, Religion and Democracy

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