“The US and the EU are to normalise ties with the new Palestinian government, lifting embargoes on aid to support an administration without Hamas.”

We don’t support a government voted in through largely free and fair elections. However, once that government’s sacked and a new one is appointed under a process of questionable legality, everyone suddenly wants to support them? So much for promoting democracy. BBC News article here.

Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 @ 3:11 am
Filed in human rights, middle east, politics

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