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Posts Tagged ‘Palestinian elections’

Palestine: Elections Doomed to Fail Under Division

By Khalid Amayreh • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: Israel, Khalid Amayreh, Newswire, Palestine, Religion, Resistance, Zionism

Let us suppose for the sake of argument that Hamas would win the elections, even by a narrow margin. Would Fatah then cede power to the victorious party? Would the United States and Britain and Israel's Western allies come to terms with the results? Would Israel recognize Hamas as the true representative of the Palestinian people? Would the American-trained PA security forces agree to be answerable to the new government?

Obviously, the answer for all these crucial questions is absolutely "No".

Ayman Nijim – Facing Tomorrow

By Guest Post • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: Human Rights, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, War

(artwork by Carlos Latuff) The time has come for looking deeper into the Palestinian political system and empowerment of the Palestinian, Arab and international think tanks worldwide to face the thought-provoking challenges of the Palestinian divide and its negative impacts on the Palestinians, their neighbors and the international community. If it matters, measure it.
Firstly, the [...]

Omar Ghraieb – A Dialogue between Hamas and Fatah leaders

By Guest Post • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Features, Ideas and Projects, Interviews, Newswire, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Zionism

From: Revealing Gaza, in the eyes of the beholder
I recently was invited to a workshop discussing the Palestinian dialogue and what destiny is waiting for it, I found it very useful for non-political people like me and I thought it would be helpful and eye-opening if I share it with you. The invitation was from Mr. [...]

The Joke of Palestinian "democracy" under Fatah, Israel

By Khalid Amayreh • Sep 19th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Khalid Amayreh, Nakba and Right of Return, Newswire, Our Authors, Palestine, Resistance, Zionism

WRITTEN by Khalid Amayreh in occupied Palestine
Jockeying for an advantageous public posture vis-à-vis Hamas, the Fatah movement has been calling for the organization of presidential and parliamentary elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The proposal is being touted as the only way to resolve the enduring crisis between Fatah and Hamas, following the latter’s [...]

The futility of holding elections under a foreign military occupation

By Khalid Amayreh • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Khalid Amayreh, Nakba and Right of Return, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Our Authors, Palestine, Zionism

It is often said that a wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top. It is also said that a wise man learns from the mistakes of other people, an imbecile learns from his own mistakes, but a fool learns neither [...]