West Bank & Jerusalem
Palestinian leader Assaf accuses PA of passivity toward settler violence
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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National leader Omar Assaf attacked the Palestinian Authority's stance on escalating occupation violence and attacks, saying the PA stands as a bystander despite possessing available tools, Shehab Wire reported. Assaf argued that the Authority holds political, legal, and popular instruments it could mobilize to counter the violence but chooses not to deploy them.
His criticism centers on the PA's response to intensifying settler assaults and displacement attempts targeting Palestinian communities. The remarks underscore deepening divisions within Palestinian political circles over how the Authority confronts Israeli actions in occupied territories.
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