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Trump and Israel push Palestinians to disarm, critics reject demand
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Trump and Israel are demanding that Palestinians disarm, according to Mondoweiss. The calls follow decades of international pressure for a "demilitarized Palestinian state." Critics argue the demands require Palestinians to surrender their right to self-defense, a principle they contend no people should relinquish.
The disarmament requirements specifically target Hamas and other armed groups operating in Palestinian territories. Commentators frame the insistence on Palestinian weapons surrender as incompatible with basic principles of self-determination and the right to self-defense that international law affords other populations. Those opposing the demands say requiring Palestinians alone to lay down arms while maintaining power disparities creates an unjust framework for negotiations.
