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The ghost of 2006 hangs heavy over the heads of United States policymakers anticipating Palestinian elections scheduled for May 22. Hamas’s surprise victory over a divided Fatah in 2006 upended the plans of those within the Bush administration who had advocated for allowing the elections to proceed, notwithstanding the participation of a group designated as a foreign terrorist organization. When the results became evident, the United States and its Quartet partners adopted a series of conditions for future engagement, which Hamas has never come close to meeting.
Today, the United States attitude toward the upcoming elections can best be described as ambivalent. The Biden administration has not issued any statements welcoming the elections as a much-needed expression of the democratic will of Palestinian population. Indeed, many believe that the United States would prefer a postponement of the elections to avoid an anticipated Hamas victory, which would inevi
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The US should help Palestinians vote regardless of potential outcomes
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