Palestinians in Gaza, half of whom are under 18 and more than a million dependent on food aid, were optimistic about Egypt’s new president. Their hopes for support are now quickly fading.
The economic bubble in the West Bank will burst, and instead of working to remove Israeli restrictions, the Palestinian Authority continues to push for investments in the private sector.
Despite its laughable conclusion that Israel is not occupying the West Bank, downplaying the significance of a recently published report by an Israeli judge may prove unwise.
The violence of the Palestinian Authority police is not unexpected, yet it was still shocking to see such unfettered brutality on the streets of Ramallah in the middle of the afternoon.
Controversy over a desalination plant in Gaza highlights the role of aid agencies in subsidizing the occupation and letting Israel off the hook for destroying Palestinian infrastructure.
