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As a result, Israeli extremists won't let free and fair elections disrupt their plans. Their pretext may be "to prevent (resistance faction) attempts (to rebuild) their military infrastructure."
As long as occupation harshness continues, Israel will thwart Palestinian sovereignty attempts, including through free and fair democratic elections.
Given instability, unresolved Hamas/Fatah differences, and hardline Israeli policy, elections may either not be held or if conducted will continue status quo subjugation.
Israel prefers they're cancelled, especially in Jerusalem. Moreover, 24 Hamas legislators remain imprisoned, including PLC head Aziz Dweik.
As a result, elections may be postponed. Washington prefers illegitimate ones like under Egypt's military junta and Yemen's with one candidate representing the regime protesters want ousted.
In addition, Hamas/Fatah differences may prove irreconcilable, and Israeli intransigence is more hardline than ever.
It wants no 2006 repeat, and may assure it through elections only despots would love. In other words, it's comfortable with puppet officials at the expense of legitimate ones representing long denied Palestinian rights.
As a result, their liberating struggle continues with no resolution yet in sight.
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