The debate too often strips Palestinians of their political agency, ignoring their own demands for equality, self-determination, and return.
The debate too often strips Palestinians of their political agency, ignoring their own demands for equality, self-determination, and return.
The military struggle of the Palestinians has become a holy matter that banned any discussion about it — including reviews, criticism and accountability. That has given the tyranny of militarism the upper hand at the expense of politics and popular movements.
In a speech in Paris, Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, denied the existence of the Palestinians, sparking angry reactions in Ramallah, Amman and Brussels. But Israel’s extreme right is not afraid of provoking a violent crisis with the Palestinians.