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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.

The Last Moments of Sinwar

November 11, 2024 by David Anderson, J.D. Leave a Comment

He’ll never know his actions personally destroyed the possibility, hoped for by peacenik Israelis and too comfortable and too secular Europeans and Americans, of any form of Palestinian state.

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

Worst Houseguests Ever: The Palestinians

December 28, 2023 by David Anderson, J.D. 1 Comment

Worst Houseguests Ever: The Palestinians

Arab states hesitate to accept Palestinian refugees, citing historical conflicts, strained relations, and concerns about regional instability.

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

On October 7th

November 3, 2023 by Jenny Oak Tree 1 Comment

We need voices to say that these attacks against Jews across the world are disgraceful. We need you to stop being silent.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Israel, Palestine

There Are No “Two Sides” in Gaza

October 17, 2023 by David Anderson, J.D. Leave a Comment

More astounding than events in Israel last week was the much larger than expected support for the atrocities by the woke left.

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

Finding Peace Before It’s Too Late

October 14, 2023 by Jack Jones 1 Comment

I don’t talk about the Middle East much, because the more I learn the less I seem to understand. Many, many people, hope and pray for the end of the conflict.

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

Fatah, Hamas Sign Deal With Hope For Elections

October 17, 2022 by DC Editors 1 Comment

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

May 3, 2022 by David Anderson, J.D. 1 Comment

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

March 28, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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

February 4, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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’

February 1, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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

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