West Bank Settlers Attack, PA Arrests: 'Stability' or Colonialism?
When 'settlers attack a farm' and Hamas responds by criticizing PA arrests, the narrative often focuses on internal Palestinian divisions. What's often left out is that these 'settlers' are part of an internationally illegal enterprise, expanding onto Palestinian land with the full backing, and often military protection, of the Israeli state. This isn’t random violence; it's a calculated strategy
of land theft and ethnic cleansing, which has been escalating for decades. Critics 1 argue the PA's actions, whether complicit or coerced, contribute to a system that maintains occupation rather than challenging it. One might wonder: how many 'attacks' and 'arrests' does it take before we acknowledge this isn't a conflict between equals, but a systematic campaign of colonization against an
occupied people? The 'stability' the PA might seek to maintain often looks suspiciously like the quiet subjugation demanded by the occupying power. Meanwhile, the international community, including US politicians who take millions from pro-Israel lobbying groups like AIPAC, continues to fund this 'stability' without a peep about the root cause – illegal settlement expansion. (Perhaps they're just
'misunderstanding' the situation, year after year.)