{"id":12048,"date":"2024-07-09T14:14:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/?p=12048"},"modified":"2025-07-09T14:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:27:58","slug":"policy-paper-palestinian-democracy-examining-barriers-to-democratic-transition-and-how-to-overcome-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/2024\/07\/12048\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Paper | Palestinian Democracy: Examining Barriers to Democratic Transition and How to Overcome Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12082\" src=\"http:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0637\u064a\u0629-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0637\u064a\u0629-scaled.jpg 1810w, https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0637\u064a\u0629-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0637\u064a\u0629-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0637\u064a\u0629-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0637\u064a\u0629-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0637\u064a\u0629-1448x2048.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/>The paper examines the obstacles to democracy in Palestine, most notably the Israeli occupation, which has distorted the structures of Palestinian society and its desired state and impeded the elections. In addition, the Palestinian division has also led to the absence of national consensus on the time and manner of holding the elections. The paper also presented internal and external factors obstructing the conduct of democratic transitions in Palestine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The paper concluded with a set of policy proposals to address these obstacles, such as holding local and general elections, turning to the international community to help the Palestinians build their democracy and hold elections, and consolidating the values of democracy through a social and political upbringing in the emerging Palestinian generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Palestinian-Democracy-2.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">View and download <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4729 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/palthink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kisspng-pdf-computer-file-clip-art-file-format-document-international-conference-on-materials-energy-april-5b630034cc5aa3.784415241533214772837.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The paper examines the obstacles to democracy in Palestine, most notably the Israeli occupation, which has distorted the structures of Palestinian society and its desired state and impeded the elections. 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