Palestinian Justice

The party was founded shortly before the 2006 Palestinian legislative election and was considered the newest party that participated in the election.^[7] It was founded by Usâma Salîm Muhammad in February 2005 in Jenin, a town in the northern part of the West Bank. Shortly after its foundation, in March 2005, the party claimed 17,600 members and asked to join the Palestine Liberation Organization.^[1] Palestinian Justice claimed to represent the interest of the northern West Bank and to have considerable strength there. It fielded 8 candidates in total,^[2] with its leader, Sameer Qadri, leading the electoral list of the party. The main slogan of the party was "liberty, justice and peace."^[8] The founder of the party, Usâma Salîm Muhammad, took 6th place on the list.^[1]

Reporting on the election, The Guardian considered the party a "say who?" contender who would have a marginal impact on Palestinian politics.^[9] The popularity of Palestinian Justice in the opinion polls varied considerably - in December 2005, the party polled 0.3% of the popular vote in the West Bank and 1.1% in Gaza Strip, for a total of 0.6% for the entire Palestinian area.^[10] Despite its claim to represent the Northern West Bank, most of its support came from the Gaza Strip - it polled 2% in the city of Khan Yunis.^[6] On the eve of the election, the party polled between 0.3% and 0.7%. However, it ultimately won 1723 votes, which amounted to 0.17%, falling below expectations and failing to win any seats.^[11]

The party remained active after the election, still reporting activity as of 2020.^[1] In 2022, the secretary of the party, Tayseer Fattouh, worked on a report for a political association Vision Centre, titled "Dismissal of Fatah Leaders: Implications and Repercussions".^[3]

The general slogan of the party is "Knowledge, Faith, Work, Reform".^[1] The banner and slogan of Palestinian Justice for the 2006 election was "liberty, justice and peace."^[8] It was described as a moderate party,^[12] and one that stood for the interests and regionalism of the northern West Bank.^[2] Political commentators regarded it as a part of the nationalist political camp, together with the National Coalition for Justice and Democracy and Third Way.^[4]

The main postulates of the party are:^[1]

• establishing an independent Palestinian state on the lands of West Bank and the Gaza Strip;
• recognizing Jerusalem as "the capital of the monotheistic religions" and "the capital of peace";
• non-violent resistance against Israel;
• establishing good relations with all other nations;
• forming a special relationship between Jordan and Palestine;
• adhering to the principles of humanitarian justice, international security and stability.

• List of political parties in the Palestinian National Authority
• Palestinian Arab Front
• Palestinian Democratic Union
• Third Way
• National Coalition for Justice and Democracy