Innovative Palestinian Politics

Whatever else we may say about the Palestinian Arab elections on January 25, they do seem to have innovated on the process in a timesaving measure. According to the Jerusalem Post:

When the new Palestinian Legislative Council meets for the first time, 11% of the members are likely to be absent from the proceedings.

Fourteen security prisoners in Israeli jails are believed to have been elected to the 132-seat parliament, while one inmate of a Palestinian prison was also successful, said Butheina Dukmak, director-general of the Mandela Institute for Human Rights, a prisoner advocacy group.

Imagine. Instead of electing politicians and then later having to indict them, hold hearings and send them to jail--just save time by electing people who are already in jail!

Who says Islam and Democracy is incompatible?

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