Daniel Schatz wrote that Mahmoud Abbas had once again postponed the Palestinian elections. According to Schatz, Abbas was elected in 2005 for a four-year term and had then governed for 21 years, 17 of which were without a renewed popular mandate. Schatz criticized Morgan Johansson and Jonas Sjöstedt for not speaking out and described the government's statement, which came after several days, as late and weak. He argued that the commitment of many who claim to support the Palestinians was more about hatred of Israel than about the Palestinians' freedom, democracy, and right to choose to reject an aging, increasingly corrupt, and authoritarian leadership. According to him, the silence was total when Abbas deprived the Palestinians of their fundamental democratic right. #Palestina #Demokrati #Maktabuse (translated)
