Comments on: Regarding the level of democracy within the Palestinian proto-state http://al-hamatzav.org/permalink/regarding-the-level-in-democracy-within-the-palestinian-proto-state/ Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:40:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Kushner http://al-hamatzav.org/permalink/regarding-the-level-in-democracy-within-the-palestinian-proto-state/comment-page-1/#comment-17132 Mike Kushner Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:04:40 +0000 http://al-hamatzav.org/permalink/regarding-the-level-in-democracy-within-the-palestinian-proto-state/#comment-17132 Observer: Simply because Fatah is not respecting the constitution under which it serves. As I've said in previous posts though, an undemocratic Fatah is still better than Hamas in the short run. One of the underlying problems of the PNA though is the lack of democracy, and it has to start somewhere. The idea behind democracy is that it should by a series of checks and balances limit the level of idiocy to which the state can reach, as the supreme court often does in Israel. The Palestinian supreme court on the other hand isn't much more than a lame duck. Observer:

Simply because Fatah is not respecting the constitution under which it serves. As I’ve said in previous posts though, an undemocratic Fatah is still better than Hamas in the short run.
One of the underlying problems of the PNA though is the lack of democracy, and it has to start somewhere. The idea behind democracy is that it should by a series of checks and balances limit the level of idiocy to which the state can reach, as the supreme court often does in Israel. The Palestinian supreme court on the other hand isn’t much more than a lame duck.

]]> By: observer http://al-hamatzav.org/permalink/regarding-the-level-in-democracy-within-the-palestinian-proto-state/comment-page-1/#comment-17057 observer Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:09:25 +0000 http://al-hamatzav.org/permalink/regarding-the-level-in-democracy-within-the-palestinian-proto-state/#comment-17057 Mike! You have still not answered the question why the infighting at the GS proves that Fatah does not approve democratic rules. I am not naive, but I believe that the precondition for getting rid of clanrule, oppression of women and Sharialaw at the WBGS is removal of Islamism. Yes, previous Fatah administrations have shown to be corrupt, but such misconditions are a far less danger to Israel than a governemeent founded on a religious belief that jews (and Israel) are the children of satan! Mike! You have still not answered the question why the infighting at the GS proves that Fatah does not approve democratic rules. I am not naive, but I believe that the precondition for getting rid of clanrule, oppression of women and Sharialaw at the WBGS is removal of Islamism. Yes, previous Fatah administrations have shown to be corrupt, but such misconditions are a far less danger to Israel than a governemeent founded on a religious belief that jews (and Israel) are the children of satan!

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