Policy paper: The conditions for new political parties in post-war Palestine — from a vacuum of representation to refounding the political sphere

This paper argues that the emergence of new Palestinian parties after the war does not turn on opening registration or holding a one-off election, but on building an integrated political corridor: a guaranteeing law, public freedoms, a gradual electoral path, a clearly civil character for party organisation, financial independence, and a social base spanning Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem and the diaspora. The paper untangles the confusion between party, list and initiative, and reads the Deir al-Balah local elections as a double signal: the possibility of the ballot box's return even in a devastated environment, and the limits of trust when politics is conducted amid displacement and the collapse of services. It widens the analysis of the possible scenarios for new parties — from internal reform to youth and civic parties, the transformation of independent initiatives, and municipal tracks — and closes with four focused recommendations that would make a new party an accountable institution rather than one more name on a map in crisis.
This paper was issued under the project «Empowering youth in civil peace through elections and respect for pluralism», implemented by Pal-Think for Strategic Studies in partnership with the French Consulate-General in Jerusalem.

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