Israel Doesn't Want Palestinian Leader, World Acts Shocked
France 24 reports Marwan Barghouti's son states Israel doesn't want a legitimate Palestinian leader, citing his father's decades-long imprisonment. This analysis, while accurate, studiously ignores the historical playbook. For decades, Israel has systematically dismantled any credible Palestinian leadership, whether through assassination, imprisonment, or by fostering internal divisions to ensure
no unified voice can emerge. Remember Arafat? He went from peace partner to confined leader, declared irrelevant once he started gaining international recognition. The media frames this as a statement of opinion, rather than a verifiable tactic, as if Israel's desire for a pliant, fragmented Palestinian leadership is some grand mystery. The pattern is clear: strong leaders are neutralized, while
those who can be controlled are elevated. One might wonder if the US, a major financial and political backer of Israel, truly wants a strong, independent Palestinian state, or if the current 'leadership vacuum' serves a convenient diplomatic purpose for all involved parties.