تأثير البعد الاقتصادي و حقوق الإنسان على التنمية المستدامة : قطاع غزة نموذجاً

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Democracy and human rights are considered basic and important elements in any society, not without least for their influence on the economy, which helps in achieving peace and security.

Democracy and human rights form the basis upon which citizens may participate effectively in developing all fields of life.

In short, human rights in society depend upon the fundamental presence of democracy and development.

Democracy generally focuses upon civilian, political, and cultural rights.

Without these rights, it is hard to find security, peace and economic development in any society.

The Palestinian society is no different as compared to other societies.

It needs to promote democracy and gain back lost human rights, which give impetus to sustainable economic development.

Palestinians live under difficult circumstances, however, which differ from other societies for the following reasons: Since the Palestinian Authority, which was formed on the basis of the Oslo Agreements, was unable to draw extensively upon other nations' experiences, and upon its own experience after having struggled for so many years, internal corruption took hold and caused public officials to exploit their positions in order to gain wealth through illegal means.

Administrative and financial corrucption spread, which led to the fleecing of Arab and international relief aid, meant to help sustain the Palestinian nation in the face of its difficult economic situation.

Further, the policies practiced by the Israeli occupiers, such as destroying houses and farms, uprooting trees, and preventing laborers from entering 'Israel' to work, in addition to obstructing the movement of Palestinian citizens and commodities and imposing strict regulations on imports and exports, all led to the destruction of the infrastructure and created extreme conditions at the economic, social, political and institutional levels.

The future of democracy, human rights and development in the Gaza Strip have entered a stark reality resembling a fog, without any clear visibility of its horizons because of the useless political solutions put forth by 'Israel' after its withdrawl from Gaza.

These circumstances make it difficult for human development to follow as long as there is Israeli dominance over the various borders of the Gaza Strip, and Palestinians are unable to communicate economically with the world except through 'Israeli' channels.

The Israeli withdrawl has changed the Gaza Strip into a giant prison, whose inhabitants now number more than 1.4 million.

In light of the current Israeli 'solutions', it becomes impossible to discuss democracy, human rights, and sustainable human development.