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Abbas has led the occupied territory ever since the PLC became inactive in 2007
Abbas has led the occupied territory ever since the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) became inactive in 2007.
However, with new leadership at the Palestinian Bar Association, lawyers are now seeking to place pressure on the Palestinian Authority.
At a protest in the city of Ramallah, President of the Palestinian Bar Association Suheil Ashour told AFP News Agency that the association would stand firm against legislation delivered by presidential decree, as this has hindered Palestinian “rights and freedoms.”
“Our demand is either to stop its implementation now or to cancel” these restrictive laws, Ashour said.
According to experts, Abbas has issued 400 presidential decrees during his time in office.
Lawyer Abed Shabaneh told Al Jazeera: “We need a legislative council, because laws need to go through different stages and amendments before they’re enforced. There are only a few people making laws and that’s a problem.”
Public demonstrations against the PA have been on the rise, following the Palestinian arrest and murder of activist and critic of Abbas, Nizar Banat, last year.
“If the government is unable or unwilling to intervene, we will be calling for its departure,” a Palestinian protest organizer, Rami al-Jnaidi, said on 6 June, reinforcing the widely prominent anti-PA sentiment built up among Palestinians since the Israeli-backed PA forces murdered activist Nizar Banat last year.
The PA, which regularly coordinates with Israel, has been accused of being an extension of the occupation and a tool of assistance in Israel’s oppression of Palestinians.
There has recently been renewed dissatisfaction among Palestinians in the areas under PA control.
Surging food costs and an imminent hunger crisis looming over Palestine last month resulted in protests demanding a quick governmental solution to the crisis.
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