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In order to end lawlessness, the
Palestinian
security leadership will need to lift the protection given to armed individuals who have been using their weapons with impunity to injure, kill, and destroy property.
Indeed, law and order must be the top priority of the unity government, owing to the need to restore the
Palestinian
public’s faith in
Palestinian
leaders from all factions.
The past year has been one of the most difficult years in modern
Palestinian
history.
For years, the world envied the
Palestinian
people’s strong social fiber, as they held together despite the occupation.
India, with its 150-million strong Muslim population, has long been a strong supporter of the
Palestinian
cause and remains staunchly committed to an independent
Palestinian
state.
But, whereas Hamas operates without international recognition from Gaza – its legitimacy questioned even by the
Palestinian
Authority – India’s tormentors function from Pakistan, a sovereign member of the United Nations.
It is now generally accepted that, as the left has always insisted, Israel should be ready to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza Strip and accept a
Palestinian
state in exchange for real peace.
Yet, given the chaos and paralysis that increasingly characterize
Palestinian
politics, that opportunity will go untaken.
A byproduct of this strategy, combined with ongoing
Palestinian
attacks, has been growing international sympathy with Israel.
The Arafat Succession ScrambleTo understand what the
Palestinian
cause will look like without Yasir Arafat, consider the various titles that he currently holds.
Arafat is Chairman of the PLO executive Committee, President of the
Palestinian
National Authority, Commander-in-chief of the
Palestinian
forces, and head of the Fatah movement.
The PLO embodies
Palestinian
national aspirations for independence and statehood.
The position of the commander of the
Palestinian
forces supposedly puts the various
Palestinian
military, security, and intelligence units under one leader, who is expected to ensure the rule of law.
But these forces are now in disarray, with most uniformed
Palestinian
security agencies needing to be reorganized after four years of intensive effort by Israel to crush them.
When the Oslo process began, he refused to accept any official position within the
Palestinian
Authority, choosing instead to remain close to the local Fatah cadres.
Most importantly, in order to consolidate his leadership, the next
Palestinian
leader must make some hard decisions and show some tangible results quickly.
The experience of the first
Palestinian
prime minister, who resigned largely because of his inability to deliver any improvements to his people – particularly personal and collective security, the rule of law, and an end to chaos in
Palestinian
areas – remains fresh in the public’s memory.
At the same time, a freeze on settlement activities, release of
Palestinian
political prisoners – including Marwan Barghouti – and the removal of the hundreds of checkpoints between
Palestinian
cities would revive a feeling of hope, without which no
Palestinian
leader can negotiate what the world wants: a peace settlement.
The problem is that no
Palestinian
leader, no matter who he is, can deliver these changes.
A European “Maybe” for PalestineMADRID – On Monday night, the
Palestinian
Authority submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations General Assembly that, if approved, will upgrade Palestine’s status from “observer entity” to “non-member observer state.”
A positive vote could change the outlook for bilateral talks between Israel and the
Palestinian
Authority.
But, despite Obama’s supportive words, the US has expressed opposition to the
Palestinian
bid, because it would disrupt the status quo – which is already being threatened by escalating tensions between the Obama administration and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over how to address Iran’s nuclear program.
Now, with the recent cessation of hostilities with Israel emboldening Hamas, its beleaguered rival for Palestinians’ support,
Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, is proceeding with the less ambitious observer-state approach in the General Assembly.
As a result, the draft resolution asserts that all of the key issues – borders, the status of refugees, control of Jerusalem, security, water rights, and the release of
Palestinian
political prisoners – would be negotiated at a later stage.
In February 2007, the short-lived
Palestinian
government of national unity was created as the result of a summit there.
RAMALLAH – On his recent visit to Washington, DC,
Palestinian
leader Mahmoud Abbas surprised many by heaping praise on US President Donald Trump.
While his promises to strike “the ultimate deal” are not backed by much detail, they remain appealing to Palestinians, who have grown frustrated with a peace process that has had little impact beyond allowing Israel to expand and consolidate its occupation of
Palestinian
land.
At the March 29 Arab League summit in Jordan, they and other Arab leaders underscored the need for an independent
Palestinian
state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
For example, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been calling on the
Palestinian
Authority to halt social benefits to the families of prisoners who killed Israelis, attempting to portray those allocations as some kind of payoff.
After all, we know what a deal must entail: an independent
Palestinian
state, secured through land swaps, and a creative solution to the
Palestinian
refugee issue.
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