Posted on 07/22/2021 4:07:41 PM PDT by Conservat1
The PA and Hamas hold power through brutality and squelch opposition by denying basic civil rights. Abbas must no longer be Israel's and America’s ‘man in Ramallah'
Never in my life did I think I would publicly and emphatically call upon other nations to help save the Palestinian people from their own leaders. But today, I must. Gone are the days of Yasser Arafat, who was adored by Palestinians from all walks of life and diverse political affiliations.
Today, Palestinians are involuntarily wedded to self-appointed Palestinian leaders both in the West Bank and Gaza. Those leaders have proven to be corrupt and ineffectual. Woefully, they are even despotic toward their own people and flagrantly violating their people’s basic human and political rights, including the right to peacefully assemble in protest.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORProfessor Bahbah taught at Harvard University, where he was the associate director of its Middle East Institute. He was the editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem-based al-Fajr newspaper, and served as a member of the Palestinian delegation on arms control and regional security.
A brave man.
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Hope they don’t eliminate him.
We live in a world where blogs by “Bishara Bahbah” are taken seriously.
Mankind is on a decline.
What is a “Palestinian”?
“What is a “Palestinian”?”
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An grandchild of a migrant to the area. Usually Arab.
No point, they all contribute negative value to the world
“Never in my life did I think I would publicly and emphatically call upon other nations to help save the Palestinian people from their own leaders.”
The stupid, it burns. Your beloved Arafat didn’t leave a $4 billion bank account offshore for nothing. The new guy and the one after him and the one after him will all be looking to amass/steal a similar sized fortune now that the model has been cast. Have a nice day.
True, he is a fan of butcher corrupted Arafat.
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