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[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 191 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's been 17 years since the last election. Assuming only 18 and up could vote, that means only people current around 34 and up could vote. So the bulk of Palestinians didn't even have a chance to vote in that election. Not to mention that they were given the choice between a corrupt faction (Fatah) and a possible less corrupt faction (Hamas).

[–] AdamHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 60 points 1 year ago

I am so afraid this message is getting lost. There has been a deliberate push to paint this latest incident to be the reason that neighborhoods had to be flattened and civilians slaughtered.

[–] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (4 children)

why can't they hold elections?

[–] rappo@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago

Conveniently, the Palestinian government is denying all citizens the right to vote because those who live in Jerusalem would not be included. It helps Hamas keep power while pinning blame elsewhere.

They scheduled one for last year to get on Biden's good side, but that never happened.

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/27/palestinian-elections-democracy-for-no-one

[–] fosforus@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They can. They won't.

Either they're just undemocratic, or they know that the results of elections wouldn't be what they want them to be.

[–] steakmeout@aussie.zone 13 points 1 year ago

Because Abbas is a lying, snivelling turd who pretends to care about his people.