On April 25, Palestinians will vote in local elections to select representatives to municipal and village councils for four-year terms. These elections come after years of postponements of national votes, with no legislative elections held since 2006. The Palestinian context is undemocratic, as Palestinians are ruled by an oppressive power they did not choose. Voting is occurring across the occupied West Bank, but in Gaza it is limited to a single municipality: Deir al-Balah. The elections reveal the extent of Israel's ongoing campaign to geographically fragment and dismember Palestinian life over the past five years. Despite these elections, the majority of Palestinians live in diaspora and are excluded from political participation.