Palestinians Need Clarity, Not Charades -Rami G. Khouri
Mahmoud Abbas has reverted to an old political trick by saying he will resign and not run for re-election, and he only accentuates his own weaknesses and the dysfunctionalities of the Palestinian national institutions he heads when he engages in silly charades like his current tour of Palestinian towns and villages where the multitudes demand that he remain in power.
The last thing the Palestinians need now is to be reminded that they are on track to become yet another Arab security state with a leader for life who basks in hero worship and personality cults and faces no serious forms of accountability.
The Palestinians need honesty, humility, consensus-building and clarity from their leaders, and Abbas gives them none of these.
(Daily Star-Lebanon)
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Another Unilateral Declaration of Independence -Victor Kattan
The Palestinian Authority is reportedly seeking international support for issuing another unilateral declaration of independence (UDI).
This would not be the first declaration of "independence" the Palestinians have issued. In 1948, the Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini declared the independence of Palestine. In 1988, the Palestinian National Council issued a declaration of a state of Palestine.
The Palestinians did not attain independence in 1948 or in 1988 and are unlikely to attain independence now if the PA goes ahead with another UDI.
The EU and the U.S. have cautioned Abbas from prematurely issuing a UDI. And their support is crucial.
(Guardian-UK)
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Mahmoud Abbas has reverted to an old political trick by saying he will resign and not run for re-election, and he only accentuates his own weaknesses and the dysfunctionalities of the Palestinian national institutions he heads when he engages in silly charades like his current tour of Palestinian towns and villages where the multitudes demand that he remain in power.
The last thing the Palestinians need now is to be reminded that they are on track to become yet another Arab security state with a leader for life who basks in hero worship and personality cults and faces no serious forms of accountability.
The Palestinians need honesty, humility, consensus-building and clarity from their leaders, and Abbas gives them none of these.
(Daily Star-Lebanon)
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Another Unilateral Declaration of Independence -Victor Kattan
The Palestinian Authority is reportedly seeking international support for issuing another unilateral declaration of independence (UDI).
This would not be the first declaration of "independence" the Palestinians have issued. In 1948, the Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini declared the independence of Palestine. In 1988, the Palestinian National Council issued a declaration of a state of Palestine.
The Palestinians did not attain independence in 1948 or in 1988 and are unlikely to attain independence now if the PA goes ahead with another UDI.
The EU and the U.S. have cautioned Abbas from prematurely issuing a UDI. And their support is crucial.
(Guardian-UK)
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