RE: Palestinian Talks, lectures, & interviews.
SUBTOPIC: PA Purpose
⁜→ P F Tinmore, et al,
BLUF: Every now and then, one of these wise-asses inadvertently speaks the truth.
This is a passage from the monologue rendered by Ms Hassan, a Human Rights Lawyer and former advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team.
Well, Ms Hassan might as well have said "what is the role of the Palestinian Authority if not to ignore Customary and International Humanitarian Law (C&IHL)?" → In essence, the Human Rights Lawyer is asking → is the role of the Palestinian Authority's attempt to enforce C&IHL is counterproductive? The C&IHL basically says that the Arab Palestinians who commit an offense which is solely intended to harm the Occupying Power, that constitutes an attempt to harm members of the occupying forces or administration, and collectively represent a danger or serious damage to the property of the occupying forces or administration or the installations used by them, are violations of the C&IHL.
I think people like Ms Hassan, who are supposed to advocate in defense of the IHL, have lost sight of exactly the intent and spirit in the Rule of Law. Is she making a contribution? - OR - Is Ms Hassan inciting violence by implanting the idea that enforcement of the C&IHL is a bad thing to do. Ms Hassan is actually promoting more violence - not less violence. She is not working towards a peaceful solution. She is in point of fact, writing the Eulogy for the PA and the Oslo Accords.
Ms Hassan is another one of these well-meaning but unrealistic or interfering reformers.
Most Respectfully,
R
SUBTOPIC: PA Purpose
⁜→ P F Tinmore, et al,
BLUF: Every now and then, one of these wise-asses inadvertently speaks the truth.
(COMMENT)Is this the end of the Palestinian Authority?
This is a passage from the monologue rendered by Ms Hassan, a Human Rights Lawyer and former advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team.
Zaha Hassan Pro-Palestinian Attorney at Large said:In the past, the Palestinian Authority has worked to repress Palestinians seeking to engage in direct action or resistance against the occupier, --- so if we are at the point of Annexation and if the two-state solution is not in the offing, then what is the role of the Palestinian Authority and for many Palestinians, they believe that it does not have a purpose at this point? --- and is the Palestine Liberation Organization the political address for Palestinians everywhere?
Well, Ms Hassan might as well have said "what is the role of the Palestinian Authority if not to ignore Customary and International Humanitarian Law (C&IHL)?" → In essence, the Human Rights Lawyer is asking → is the role of the Palestinian Authority's attempt to enforce C&IHL is counterproductive? The C&IHL basically says that the Arab Palestinians who commit an offense which is solely intended to harm the Occupying Power, that constitutes an attempt to harm members of the occupying forces or administration, and collectively represent a danger or serious damage to the property of the occupying forces or administration or the installations used by them, are violations of the C&IHL.
I think people like Ms Hassan, who are supposed to advocate in defense of the IHL, have lost sight of exactly the intent and spirit in the Rule of Law. Is she making a contribution? - OR - Is Ms Hassan inciting violence by implanting the idea that enforcement of the C&IHL is a bad thing to do. Ms Hassan is actually promoting more violence - not less violence. She is not working towards a peaceful solution. She is in point of fact, writing the Eulogy for the PA and the Oslo Accords.
Ms Hassan is another one of these well-meaning but unrealistic or interfering reformers.
Most Respectfully,
R