Legislator Mustafa Barghouti discusses President Abbas’s dissolution of the Legislative Council, the attempt to alter the Paris Accords, and explores Palestinians’ life under double occupation. With Israeli elections approaching, the Palestinian leadership does not challenge Israeli political parties to take a position on the occupation
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TRNN's reporting is very weak here. The last democratic elections held in Palestine in 2006 were won by Hamas by a 4% margin. Doesn't this Abbas a High Commissioner of the West Bank since 2006?
Also, why is the 2 state solution still presented as a viable alternative, which we should focus on. Illan Pappe has argued very effectively on why the two state solution is dead and why we should put our focus and efforts on a one state solution, in which Jews and Arabs will be treated equally under one state.
This is why they killed Yasir Arafat.
probably the most important factor in restricting the growth of the Palestinian economy are the actions of the actual Palestinian people who teach their children to fight a 1000 year war and fund terrorist attacks on civilian targets, stop doing that and maybe you have a chance for a future…
How about the UN just revokes the US's veto powers. Israel's occupation is ILLEGAL. They won't stop until forced. Hopefully Putin gets the ball rolling on the 21st…
Old man get f out
The Palestinian authority is a corrupt collaborationist outfit, not much different from the Jewish authorities in the ghettos in eastern Europe during WW2, or the so called leaders of the Bantustans in apartheid South Africa. They need to be overthrown, and replaced with a body that legitimately represents the interests of Palestinians under occupation, in Israel, and in the diaspora.
People need to share this channel. Too many in USA think Saudi Arabia is the Middle East. Our news & education are making us dumb. Look at our president, duh?
let just collapse the whole thing, it is going nowhere for years now.
kuhsner said that a new appoache will create a new narretiv. jordan must play a central role as a palestimian state i think.
The Palestinian economy won't develop until they have the sovereignty to issue their own currency and to impose taxation in that currency.
US is not any longer sovereign country after laws being proposed saying you van boycott or criticize Israel….IT WILL BE ILLEGAL
Yea, they get representation from every organized religion on the planet!
So, how's that workin out
for you?
I wouldn’t trust Israel to honour policies
Proportional Representation: If we had it in the US, this wouldn't be happening.
What about avdirect consultationnofvthe people living in Gaza and the Wedt Bank as to they if they prefer a coaliation as propose by your guess or another type of elections. Would it not be more democratic? The election can be held in different days for each side and if yhe majority of the votes from both sides support a national coalition that is what owed to be done! My take so far!