▲ 435 ▼ Israel announces 'total' blockade on Gaza (www.aljazeera.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by tryptaminev@feddit.de to c/world@lemmy.world 294 comments fedilink hide all child comments Edited title to match articles title.
[–] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) why did they simply not have another election? or has another entity completely stopped that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, both the Fatah and Gaza because both know that Palestinian people have largely become fed up with their combined inefficacy in trying to make a country of millions with a superior military just disappear. Not to mention Iran constantly intervening to keep Hamas armed enough to suppress dissent. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago "They", meaning the Israeli government, couldn't force an election because they withdrew from Gaza and have no direct power there. Hamas suspended democracy to any meaningful degree because they don't care about it. In the West Bank, elections have been suspended by the Palestinian Authority because it's likely that Hamas would win them and create another Gaza, which Israel would not allow to happen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yogo@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago You know you can read about it yourself instead of asking strangely suggestive questions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gaza_(2007) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governance_of_the_Gaza_Strip permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, both the Fatah and Gaza because both know that Palestinian people have largely become fed up with their combined inefficacy in trying to make a country of millions with a superior military just disappear. Not to mention Iran constantly intervening to keep Hamas armed enough to suppress dissent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago "They", meaning the Israeli government, couldn't force an election because they withdrew from Gaza and have no direct power there. Hamas suspended democracy to any meaningful degree because they don't care about it. In the West Bank, elections have been suspended by the Palestinian Authority because it's likely that Hamas would win them and create another Gaza, which Israel would not allow to happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogo@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago You know you can read about it yourself instead of asking strangely suggestive questions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gaza_(2007) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governance_of_the_Gaza_Strip permalink fedilink source parent