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Jerusalem Committee rejects elections excluding real Palestinian participation
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Shehab Wire reported that the Jerusalem Committee of the Popular Conference of Palestinians Abroad has declared any Palestinian electoral process incomplete unless it guarantees Jerusalemites' genuine and active participation across candidacy, voting, and representation in elected bodies.
The committee's statement underscores that elections failing to include meaningful engagement from Jerusalem residents would not fully reflect Palestinian popular will or demonstrate democratic legitimacy. Officials argued that without concrete mechanisms ensuring Jerusalemites can run as candidates, cast ballots, and hold seats, no electoral exercise could claim to represent the Palestinian people comprehensively or advance national interests.
