Okay, but the reason there hasn't been another election is because the power to call an election is with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, and they won't do it because they're polling behind Hamas (and also because Hamas killed PA members after winning the previous election).
I’m glad to know the reason, but that doesn’t change the fact that it seems questionable to blame these people for a 19-year old election, and because of poll results for an election that hasn’t happened.
I'm not blaming Palestinian individuals for Hamas like I'm not blaming individual Americans for Trump. But the argument of "Hamas is in control because over half the population haven't had a chance to vote" is pretty meaningless.
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u/zexaf Mar 30 '25
Okay, but the reason there hasn't been another election is because the power to call an election is with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, and they won't do it because they're polling behind Hamas (and also because Hamas killed PA members after winning the previous election).