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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.

When A House Is Not a Home

December 7, 2019 by Jack Jones 6 Comments

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.

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

Violence against women: Deadly Toll for Palestinian Women

September 20, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Palestine, Social Media and Democracy, Women and Democracy

After Netanyahu’s Reelection, We Still Need Real World Leaders

April 14, 2019 by Jack Jones 3 Comments

Netanyahu’s Reelection

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.

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

Brutal Crackdown by Hamas Follows Protests in Gaza

March 22, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Journalism and Free Speech, Middle East, Palestine

Rare Protests Erupt Against Hamas 12-Year Rule Over Gaza

March 20, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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.

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

Israeli Arabs Furious Over Netanyahu ‘Citizen’ Comments

March 14, 2019 by DC Editors 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Israel, Jewish People, Middle East, Palestine, Religion and Democracy

Iconic Palestinian Robe Fashions a New Political Symbol

February 17, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Political Artwork

Trapped in Gaza, Sundance Documentary Star Misses Film Festival

February 2, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Celebrity Politics, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Political Artwork

New Palestinian Political Party Aims to Rival Fatah and Hamas

January 4, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

New Palestinian Political Body Aims to Rival Abbas, 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.

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

VIDEO: Fatah And Hamas Quashing Palestinian Dissent With Torture

October 26, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Quashing Palestinian Dissent

Citizens of Palestine, under either Hamas or Fatah rule, enjoy neither natural nor legal rights. They are not allowed to air out their opinions.

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

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