The Islamic terrorist mini-caliphate is born anew.
It’s a bit of a stretch to suggest that principles such as democracy, representative rule, rule of law, etc. would survive in an Islamist, totalitarian fear society. Religious totalitarianism / authoritarianism is the norm in Arab-Moslem society and that plays out in the competing mini-caliphates in Gaza and the West Bank.
PMW op-ed:
PA Prime Minister puts the last nail
in the coffin of Palestinian democracy
PMW op-ed: PA Prime Minister puts the last nail in the coffin of Palestinian democracy - PMW Bulletins
- Western powers have invested tens of millions of dollars to create a Palestinian democracy but it remains non-existent
By Maurice Hirsch, Adv. and Itamar Marcus
By announcing last week that the Palestinian Authority elections would take place "the moment national reconciliation is achieved," PA Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh was putting the final nail in the coffin of the already non-existent Palestinian democracy, as such a reconciliation is unlikely to ever happen.
Since the Fatah and Hamas civil war in 2007, the sides have attempted to reconcile and have even signed several agreements, but to no avail. The power struggle is fundamental, and reconciliation - if at all realistic - is something for the distant future. Therefore, postponing elections until after reconciliation is an indefinite postponement that perpetuates the current dictatorial rule.