Amid the chaos and war of the past five months, Palestinian constitutional issues have hardly been at the forefront of anybody’s mind. That is a problem: neglecting the structure of Palestinian institutions over the past thirty years has deeply aggravated—and continues to deeply aggravate—Palestine’s political crisis. Domestic leaders and international actors (including the United States) have worked to bend and even break institutions and rules according to the needs of the moment. That behavior has robbed these institutions and rules of credibility and meaning. 

This seems like a very odd time to talk about a constitution for Palestine. But better times to have done so are in the past or in an ideal future that may not come to pass. 

The uncertainties of Palestinian politics currently make a permanent constitution inadvisable, but an interim constitution—a device used with varying success in some other societies—may be salutary in its domestic effects and helpful internationally as well.

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The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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