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Right, my point was that it doesn't represent some sort of two-way partnership that would even be remotely close to symmetrical.
To add some context:
Doesn’t change that it’s absurd to call those in power who haven’t held elections in twenty years “elected representatives”.
Hamas only received 44.45% of the vote in 2006, but it did give them a majority 74 seats in the 132 seat Palestinian Legislative Council at that time.
www.latimes.com
Especially when you consider that well over half of the current voting-age population of Gaza was either too young to have voted in that election or not even born yet.
Why all the protests outside of Gaza, and the middle east?Hamas only received 44.45% of the vote in 2006, but it did give them a majority 74 seats in the 132 seat Palestinian Legislative Council at that time.
Hamas' control of Gaza came by force, not the will of the people.
Hamas gunmen seized military control of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, executing Fatah rivals and provoking the collapse of their power-sharing Palestinian Authority government.
As Fatah’s last security command centers fell after four days of fighting, Hamas military men in black masks moved unchallenged across Gaza City, hunting down foes, blowing up homes and dragging the body of a top Fatah militant through the streets.
Firing mortars, grenade launchers and automatic weapons, Hamas fighters captured the Gaza City headquarters of the Preventive Security, Intelligence and National Security agencies Thursday afternoon, and executed some of their captives. The Presidential Guard compound fell late in the evening. All were controlled by Fatah.
Earlier in the day, Hamas overran the main Fatah compound in the southern city of Rafah, giving it full control of the border with Egypt, a source of the smuggled weapons that have expanded the movement’s arsenal in recent months.
Hamas fighters overran the headquarters amid mortar rounds and gunfire. They raised green Hamas flags over the shattered two-story compound, kneeled to the ground in prayer and marched handcuffed Fatah gunmen into the streets, some shirtless or in their underwear.
Hamas wins the battle for Gaza control
With his Fatah forces driven from the strip, Abbas dissolves the Cabinet but the Islamist premier vows to stay.
Regardless of support they’re not holding elections hence it’s incorrect to refer to those in power as elected.
Here's the problem. The actions of the Israeli government was self defense. They protested all over the place, for the destruction of Israel. Doing so while Hamas was still holding hostages. American as well as Israeli hostages. They are still not giving them up.
That precludes people from disagreeing with the actions of the Israeli government and protesting?
You are right , in 2006 44% Palestinian voted Hamas and elected them as their leader. Knowing very well that Hamas is a terrorist organization.Hamas only received 44.45% of the vote in 2006, but it did give them a majority 74 seats in the 132 seat Palestinian Legislative Council at that time.
Hamas' control of Gaza came by force, not the will of the people.
Hamas gunmen seized military control of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, executing Fatah rivals and provoking the collapse of their power-sharing Palestinian Authority government.
As Fatah’s last security command centers fell after four days of fighting, Hamas military men in black masks moved unchallenged across Gaza City, hunting down foes, blowing up homes and dragging the body of a top Fatah militant through the streets.
Firing mortars, grenade launchers and automatic weapons, Hamas fighters captured the Gaza City headquarters of the Preventive Security, Intelligence and National Security agencies Thursday afternoon, and executed some of their captives. The Presidential Guard compound fell late in the evening. All were controlled by Fatah.
Earlier in the day, Hamas overran the main Fatah compound in the southern city of Rafah, giving it full control of the border with Egypt, a source of the smuggled weapons that have expanded the movement’s arsenal in recent months.
Hamas fighters overran the headquarters amid mortar rounds and gunfire. They raised green Hamas flags over the shattered two-story compound, kneeled to the ground in prayer and marched handcuffed Fatah gunmen into the streets, some shirtless or in their underwear.
Hamas wins the battle for Gaza control
With his Fatah forces driven from the strip, Abbas dissolves the Cabinet but the Islamist premier vows to stay.
If you stopped calling them elected representatives people would not be pointing out that elections haven’t been held.
When you try to use an election from 20 years ago to justify current actions, it merits mention. This is a chart of the age distribution of the population in Gaza (from 2020). Everyone under the black line had literally zero say in the last election results, and everyone above the green line would be eligible to vote today:
Irrelevant to the point. This isn't "complaining" about how Hamas hasn't allowed elections - it's pointing out that 20-year-old electoral results are not a valid proxy for the feelings of the Palestinian people. Especially when post-election polling showed that the primary motivation behind them voting for Hamas was their anti-corruption platform; most voters (65-75%) disagreed with their stance on Israel and desired a two-state solution to the conflict (Source 1; Source 2).
