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Israeli official claims disarming Palestinian Authority is Zionist right and duty
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Shehab Wire reported a statement asserting that disarming the Palestinian Authority constitutes both a right and a duty for Israel. The claim draws a parallel to historical betrayals, referencing those who undermined the 1936 uprising and suggesting such actions invite geographic and enemy consequences alongside punishment from their own people.
The statement invokes Palestinian national history as a cautionary lesson, arguing that ignoring past experience and abandoning collective struggles leads to territorial loss and severe enemy retaliation. The rhetoric frames armed Palestinian institutions as a matter of Israeli prerogative rather than Palestinian sovereignty.
