From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Bashir Abu-Manneh was published by Jacobin on March 17, 2016.
“Explaining the New Violence in Palestine”
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon made some illuminating remarks about Israel-Palestine last month. After a ritual condemnation of Palestinian violence, he added a comment that enraged Israel’s government and politicians.
Such crude descent into causality was troubling for Israel. For the head of such an important institution to attribute blame to the country for the current wave of attacks can only be met with claims that the secretary general is a terrorist sympathizer.
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