Palestinian elections could jeopardize Fatah’s rule in West Bank
Palestinian elections could jeopardize Fatah’s rule in West Bank
The threat to Fatah’s rule posed by elections is also clear to senior Fatah and Palestinian Authority members, says Michael Milshtein, head of the Palestinian Studies Forum at Tel Aviv University, and if they go to elections in this form, there’s a high chance that Fatah will crash.
(April 14, 2021 / JNS) Should Palestinian elections go ahead in the territories, Fatah’s rule in the West Bank could be significantly jeopardized, an Israeli expert on the Palestinian arena has warned.
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Palestinians Concerned That Israeli Ban On Holding Palestinian Authority Elections In East Jerusalem Will Serve Fatah As Excuse To Cancel Elections
April 13, 2021 | By S. Schneidmann
Introduction
Preparations are currently underway in the Palestinian Authority (PA) for elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and to the presidency, scheduled for May 22, 2021 and July 31, 2021, respectively.[1] In previous PA elections – i.e., in the PLC elections of 1996 and 2006, and in the presidential elections of 2005 – residents of East Jerusalem were allowed to vote in the city, at polling stations set up in Israeli post offices, in accordance with Article 6 of Annex 2 of the 1995 Interim Agreement between Israel and the PLO.
The Palestinian democratic boomerang
Elections that allow the participation of convicted terrorists, including mass murderers, are not a demonstration of democracy.
(April 13, 2021 / JNS) After 15 years of a de-facto dictatorship, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas announced in January that the P.A. will hold general elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council (the P.A. parliament) in May, followed by elections for P.A. chairman in July.
The U.S. administration and the European Union pushed Abbas to hold elections with the intention of promoting democracy and lending legitimacy to the Palestinian leadership. The result, however, will not be an endorsement of democracy, but will rather highlight the terrorist nature of the P.A.
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