2006 Palestinian Legislative Election

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Palestinian_legislative_election

by cpncrunch • 3 years ago

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chmod600• 3 years ago

Can someone recommend a relatively short and disinterested survey of the issues and conflicts in that area?

I'm not looking to be an expert, but just to understand why various potential solutions are unacceptable. For instance, what's wrong with the two-state solution?

hirundo• 3 years ago

A two-state solution is contrary to the policy of the government elected by the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Election. No further elections have occurred. Recent events indicate that this government still prefers a one-state solution.

cpncrunch3• 3 years ago

Also, from the article above, it sounds like the people who elected Hamas don't support Hamas' policies regarding Israel, and they hoped Hamas would change their stance. Instead they elected Hamas because they promised to root out corruption. Wishful thinking? Parallels to Trump?

tguvot4• 3 years ago

amazing take on situation. will copy.

xchip2• 3 years ago

I guess Palestinians were sick and desperate of being bullied by Israel

foogazi• 3 years ago

And stopped having elections ?

the_third_wave5• 3 years ago

Bullied into building a democratic state. This is one of the reasons for the antipathy against Israel which "seeks to impose its western norms" - that whole thing about democracy and human rights we westerners [1] are so adamant upon - upon a people used to more autocratic forms of government. You'd think they realised the advantages of what Israel does compared to neighbouring states - just one look at the statistics would be enough - but old habits seem to die hard, especially when they are "fortified" by religious dogma.

[1] I am one at least so "we" fits just fine here

xchip2• 3 years ago

Both sides have a fortified dogma and kill in the name of their god.

You can be a democracy and still commit crimes against humanity, at it happened in Germany

2006 Palestinian Legislative Election

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