AQEL TAQAZ looks warily at the implications of Western states’ proposed recognition of the Palestinian state
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Palestine’s new democratic caucus – from what is possible to what is needed
AQEL TAQAZ examines the hopes, and potential pitfalls, ahead for the Palestinian left
The Gaza Strip, pictured in 2015
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THE announcement of the launch of the Democratic Caucus for the Palestinian territories of Ramallah and Gaza brings together five political forces along with other movements and independent civil society leaders.
The five main organisations are the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Palestine National Initiative — led by Mustafa Barghouti — FIDA and the Palestinian People’s Party.
The formation of the caucus reflects the need to take Palestinian politics beyond the contest for dominance between Fatah and Hamas and to create a third pole to reflect the growing will for change from the left and from Palestinians in general.
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