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Hopes, Frustrations and Hypocrisy in Palestine

Hopes, Frustrations and Hypocrisy in Palestine Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law 16 (2010­2011): 111­115 YIME Dr. Anis Al-Qasem* 1INTRODUCTION The legal and constitutional situation of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has remained unchanged. The President of the PNA continued to be recognised in that capacity, although his term has expired a number of years earlier, while the Prime Minister and his government continued to function without a vote of confidence from the Legislative Assembly, as required by PNA Basic Law. The Government in Gaza continues to be treated by the West and, the Government in Ramallah, as renegade despite winning its last elections, and, under the Basic Law, it has become a caretaker government, after dismissal by the President. It remains the lawful government until a government that had won the confidence of the Legislative Assembly assumes power. Such government has not yet come into existence. The result has been the existence of two governments: one for the Gaza Strip and the other in the West Bank based in Ramallah. The illegality, the unconstitutionality, of both the Ramallah Government and of President Abbas, are well-known to Israel, the United States, European Union and the Arab governments. The present situation suited all the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law Online Brill

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Brill
Copyright
Copyright 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1384-2935
eISSN
2211-2987
DOI
10.1163/22112987-91000242
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Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law 16 (2010­2011): 111­115 YIME Dr. Anis Al-Qasem* 1INTRODUCTION The legal and constitutional situation of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has remained unchanged. The President of the PNA continued to be recognised in that capacity, although his term has expired a number of years earlier, while the Prime Minister and his government continued to function without a vote of confidence from the Legislative Assembly, as required by PNA Basic Law. The Government in Gaza continues to be treated by the West and, the Government in Ramallah, as renegade despite winning its last elections, and, under the Basic Law, it has become a caretaker government, after dismissal by the President. It remains the lawful government until a government that had won the confidence of the Legislative Assembly assumes power. Such government has not yet come into existence. The result has been the existence of two governments: one for the Gaza Strip and the other in the West Bank based in Ramallah. The illegality, the unconstitutionality, of both the Ramallah Government and of President Abbas, are well-known to Israel, the United States, European Union and the Arab governments. The present situation suited all the

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Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law OnlineBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2010

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