Who Are The Palestinians? Part 2

[Sixties Fan]

• Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ desire to petition the International Court of Justice on the “issue of the legality of the occupation of the land of the Palestinian state and the relevant obligations for the United Nations and States around the world in this regard” opens a “Pandora’s box” of questions.
• A legal situation of “occupation” is, in and of itself, not inherently illegal. On the contrary, it is a legally acknowledged situation in international law and practice.
• To raise the question before the international court as to whether there exists a “Palestinian state” would appear to be presumptuous and even pre-empt and prejudge the outcome of the negotiation process. There exists no internationally accepted and binding document attesting to the existence of any Palestinian state.
• It is unclear if those advising the Palestinian leadership fully understand the distinction between the status and functions of the two different international judicial bodies, the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice.
• The Palestinian leadership alleging before the UN and ICJ that Israel is violating the Oslo Accords would be ironic, in light of the long list of fundamental breaches of those accords by the Palestinians.
• It remains improbable that the Palestinian leadership could establish any viable cause of action in the ICJ against Israel, based on the Oslo Accords.

(full article online)

Are the Palestinians Changing their Legal Tactics in the International Courts?

Do the Palestinians even have juridical standing in the ICC and ICJ? - Are the Palestinians Changing their Legal Tactics in the International Courts?

jcpa.org

 

[Hollie]

The Pallys may have decided to more fully exploit their ''young girls'' for the gee-had.

Afterall, what father wouldn't beam with pride seeing his daughter excel at school, pursue a career, maybe marry and raise a family.... destroy herself and others in a bright orange flash of explosion followed by red hot shrapnel flying through the air at supersonic speed.

What a truly retrograde collection of Cultists.

Young girls sing “we’ll sacrifice our lives” on PA TV | PMW Analysis

Girls sing in honor of terrorist prisoner who stabbed 4

palwatch.org

Young girls sing “we’ll sacrifice our lives” on PA TV​

Nan Jacques Zilberdik | Oct 27, 2021

• Girls sing in honor of terrorist prisoner who stabbed 4​

What could be more appropriate than a song about dying for Allah and “Palestine” to celebrate a wedding anniversary? What could be cuter than 2 young girls singing the song? And what could be more damaging than the PA’s constant brainwashing of Palestinian children and adults that “Martyrdom” is good, prestigious, and what Allah desires?
On occasion of the wedding anniversary of imprisoned terrorist Khaled Al-Baseti who is serving 21-years for stabbing 4 Israelis, the PA TV program for and about Palestinian prisoners, Giants of Endurance, sent him greetings from his relatives. Among the well-wishers were two young girls singing a song that advocates dying for “freedom” and for “Palestine”:

 

[Sixties Fan]

According to the article, he told Lazzarini that he supports UNRWA not as an institution that provides services to Palestinian refugees, but because it represents a political basis for the "right of return": of millions of Palestinians to flood Israel and turn it into another Arab state.

To help achieve this, Majdalani said he opposed the US insisting that UNRWA teach that Israel has the right to exist and not teach incitement. He strenuously opposes the UNRWA's agreement with the US to ensure objectivity as a condition for funding, saying, "We consider this agreement to carry risks that target and threaten the refugee issue, in order to undermine and liquidate it. It also redefines the refugee, and this is considered a dangerous matter for us in the Palestine Liberation Organization."

He is not only speaking for himself, but for the PLO altogether.

UNRWA pretends to be a non-political, objective organization, but of course it isn't. It says it must exist until there is a resolution to the "refugee" issue, and since the Palestinians won't accept any resolution short of destroying Israel, UNRWA essentially agrees with Majdalani and the PLO.

In the meeting, Lazzarini apparently didn't say a word of disagreement to Majdalani's characterization of the agency, instead praising Majdalani for his words supporting UNRWA's goals of obtaining more funds.

His silence is admission. UNRWA will not say it out loud, but it regards itself as a crucial tool in the eventual destruction of Israel as well.


(full article online)

The Palestinians say that they regard UNRWA as a means to destroy Israel, not as an aid organization. (@UNRWA doesn't disagree.)

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[Sixties Fan]

In September, 28% said a peace agreement while a plurarilty of 39% said they felt terror was the best way.

When asked a somewhat different question, as to the most effective way to end the "occupation," a smaller plurality than September prefers terror. 44% chose "armed struggle" and 36% negotiations, compared to September's 48% preferring terror and 28% preferring negotiations.

I think the reason is that after the May conflict, Palestinians identified more with Hamas, which they respected for shooting rockets at Jerusalem to "defend Silwan" or "al-Aqsa." A month after the fighting, the "end the occupation" question resulted in 49% chose armed struggle, 27% negotiations, roughly the same as September. Before the war, in April, 36% said that they prefer reaching a peace agreement with Israel and 26% said they prefer violence.

So the tilt towards supporting terror seems to have been a bump in support of Hamas' philosophy as a result of the war, and now disillusionment on how little that helped is starting to set in. (The poll also showed that Hamas' popularity has gone down in October.)

Another factor may be that Palestinians are reacting positively towards Israeli goodwill gestures under the Bennett government, like allowing 4G networking in the territories.

But as we are seeing, support for negotiations is not a solid position. Public opinion can easily turn towards supporting terror at any time, as it has many times before.

No one mentions the consistent pattern in the polls: acts of terror like suicide bombs and rocket barrages do not bring revulsion from the Palestinian public, but huge waves of support.

(full article online)

Palestinians are a little more peaceful this month, according to the latest poll

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[Sixties Fan]

During official PA TV’s religious program Fatwa, the PA’s Grand Mufti, Muhammad Hussein called on Palestinians to use “all means” to free Palestinian prisoners – i.e., imprisoned terrorists and murderers. Not only is the term “all means” a Palestinian euphemism for violence and terror, but the Mufti continued with a statement that can certainly be understood by Palestinians as a call to kidnap Israelis to bring about “prisoner exchange deals.”

Specifically the Mufti mentioned the Jibril Exchange of 1985 in which Israel released 1,150 Palestinian prisoners, including terrorist murderers, in exchange for three Israeli soldiers who had been taken hostage by the PFLP. He added that other deals with “large exchanges of prisoners between us and the occupation” had also taken place, thereby reminding Palestinians of the more recent exchange of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit for 1,027 terrorist prisoners:

(full article online)

PA Mufti’s veiled call to kidnap Israelis | PMW Analysis

Mufti: “Work with all means that will lead to… prisoner exchange deals”

palwatch.org

 

[Hollie]

I read the words "Palestinian Islamic Scholar" and I just know it's going to be a disaster.




Palestinian Islamic scholar Sheikh Abd Al-Bari Khilla said in an August 9, 2021 show on Al-Quds Al-Youm TV (Islamic Jihad – Gaza) that women are by nature not suited to judge in cases of Islamic punishments and the death penalty. Sheikh Khilla explained that women cannot usually bear to watch the execution of a murderer and that they may rule against the flogging of a "criminal" who drank alcohol. He added that he, and anyone else, would prefer to have a male prime minister rather than a woman because women are naturally less suitable for such a position.

 

[Sixties Fan]

 

[Sixties Fan]

• Hamas and PIJ, it seems, want to continue receiving funds and weapons from Iran, but they do not want to be seen by Arabs and Muslims as mercenaries serving Iran's interests in the Middle East.
• Hamas and PIJ want the Palestinians and the rest of the Arabs and Muslims to believe that their only goal is to "liberate all of Palestine, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea" -- a euphemism for driving the Jews out of Israel and replacing it with an Islamist state.
• That is most likely why both Palestinian terror groups were quick to issue statements denying that their main goal is to defend Iran and serve its interests in the Middle East.
• "Take your armies and go with them back to Iran, where you can fight your battles away from the peoples you occupy to achieve your agendas," said Sami Gemayel, head of the Lebanese Kataeb Party. He also criticized the failure of Lebanese leaders to respond to the admission that Hezbollah was created to serve Iran, and not Lebanon: "Are you ready now to face the truth?"
• The Iranian commander's [Maj. Gen. Gholam Ali Rashid's] statements coincide with the Biden administration's delusional commitment to the fiction that the US will somehow convince Iran to abandon its plans to acquire nuclear weapons.
• While the Biden administration is talking about "diplomacy" as the best way to rein in Iran's nuclear program, the mullahs are preparing for war and advancing their scheme to annihilate Israel and, with the help of their six "armies," occupy still more Arab countries.

(full article online)

The Role of Iran's Palestinian Mercenaries

Hamas and PIJ, it seems, want to continue receiving funds and weapons from Iran, but they do not want to be seen by Arabs and Muslims as mercenaries serving Iran's interests in the Middle East. Hamas and PIJ want the Palestinians and the rest of the

www.gatestoneinstitute.org

 

[Hollie]

Oh, dear. The Pallys see the Great Satan as a major impediment to their continued exploitation of the UN sponsored welfare and Islamic terrorist program training program.

‘Flagrant blackmailing’: Palestinians denounce US-UNRWA deal

The US framework includes monitoring Palestinian school curricula and social media activities of UNRWA staff.

www.aljazeera.com

The US framework includes monitoring Palestinian school curricula and social media activities of UNRWA staff.

Gaza City – Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip called for the scrapping of an agreement between the US and the United Nation’s agency for Palestinian refugees, saying the deal violates many of their rights.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Gaza City – Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip called for the scrapping of an agreement between the US and the United Nation’s agency for Palestinian refugees, saying the deal violates many of their rights.

Violates their right to cash US welfare checks, eh?

 

[P F Tinmore]

 

[P F Tinmore]

 

[Hollie]

I like how Pally terrorists hate the kufar Amreekans but love those kuffar Amreekan welfare dollars.

 

[Hollie]

''Stop your Islamic terrorism.. But if you don't, well that's ok.''

Swedish FM on Ramallah visit raps Palestinians for corruption

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde called on the Palestinian Authority to fight its own corruption, but did not threaten to slash aid to Palestinian NGOs if the corruption will not be curbed.

www.jpost.com

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde called on the Palestinian Authority to fight its own corruption, but did not threaten to slash aid to Palestinian NGOs if the corruption will not be curbed.​

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[Hollie]

I have to believe that converting to Shia Islam would net the Pallys more Mullah bucks.

 

[rylah]

Fascinating, how she prefers filling her pockets to be among the richest people on earth,
away from the corruption and self-degradation of her own people. Thinking it gives
any authority to her fake socialist indignation "to dictate the world" how to be,
while she's enjoying the comfort of drinking Vodka in the Great Satan.

The socialist motto - "do as I say, not as I do".

 

[Sixties Fan]

( Ooooops, why doesn't the PA give some, if not all, of the money they took, back? )

Analysis: EU, the Gulf states and U.S. have all cut aid to the Palestinians, whose financial difficulties have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic​

(full article online)

PA on verge of financial collapse as fewer donors honor commitments

Analysis: EU, the Gulf states and U.S. have all cut aid to the Palestinians, whose financial difficulties have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic

www.ynetnews.com

 

[Sixties Fan]

The circumstances leading up to their deaths is unclear. However, the IDF stated it had targeted Hamas operatives that launched an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) on May 17. Both Muhammed Hassan Abu Samaan and Muhammed Jamal Abu Samaan were killed on May 17, according to al-Qassam Brigades. It’s possible they were a part of the cell that launched the UUV and were subsequently targeted by the Israel Defense Forces. However, FDD’s Long War Journal could not independently verify this information.

It’s also noteworthy to mention Ali Bris was also a member of Gaza’s military police which adds to the increasing evidence of the dual-roles some militants play in the Gaza Strip.

Al-Qassam Brigades’ acknowledgement six months after the deaths of the fighters reveals a pattern of previously undisclosed information about its specialized fighters months and sometimes years after their deaths. In 2017, al-Qassam Brigades published a thirteen-minute video called ‘The Road to Zikim’ which revealed ‘new information’ about a 2014 operation carried out by one of the group’s Frogman units inside Israeli territory.

Hamas’ late acknowledgement suggests it did not want to reveal the role of the fighters who were killed in an effort to control morale during a time where commanders and special units were being targeted and killed by Israel in large numbers. It’s likely more information of this nature will be revealed by the group at a later date.

(full article online)

Hamas Acknowledges Members of Specialized Unit Killed by Israel

Hamas acknowledges three militants killed during the Gaza conflict in May were members of a specialized naval unit.

www.longwarjournal.org

 

[Sixties Fan]

Palestinian Media Watch has exposed that the PA actively promotes the “armed struggle” and glorifies the use of terror against Israel via songs broadcast on official PA TV. A PA TV quiz included numerous songs that are “a basic part of our [Palestinian] culture ‎and express our national identity.” Songs that “still fascinate us with ‎values and meanings.” Among the lyrics in the quiz songs were:

• “I'm coming with my rifle… I’m coming towards you, my enemy”

(full article online)

“Bullets and gunpowder are the source of pride” of the homeland – song on official PA TV | PMW Analysis

As an introduction to a report on imprisoned terrorists from the town of Bita, official PA TV played part of a song glorifying the “uprising” for the “homeland” and the use of “bullets and gunpowder” against Israel

palwatch.org

 

[Hollie]

Pally officials are outraged... in case you didn't know.

Apparently, acknowledging corruption and incompetence of dictators ruling over Islamic terrorist enclaves causes some hurt feelings.

Palestinian Officials Outraged by Swedish Accusation of Alleged Corruption - The Media Line

One of the Palestinian Authority biggest European backers […]

themedialine.org

One of the Palestinian Authority biggest European backers is calling out the PA for widespread corruption. A Swedish radio station quoted its country’s foreign minister as saying that: “The corruption that pervades Palestine is an obstacle to providing economic support.”