Dabbling in Distraction: Abbas’ Costly Failure
As soon as Storm Huda swept across much of the Middle East, the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem received a fair share of terrible weather. The polar storm was somewhat uncommon in that part of the world. Also uncommon was the valiant response of the Palestinian National Authority(PNA) security forces to it. They sprung to the rescue in ways that, generally speaking, were unusually considerate.
Trained by the US and other American allies in the region, PNA forces are often affiliated with security coordination with Israel, and frequent crackdown on Palestinian protests. And also torture. Their human rights violations are well documented.
The charm offensive, however, followed another battle, which is led by PNA President Mahmoud Abbas, internationally. Indeed, a week earlier, on January 2, Palestine’s United Nations envoy, Riyad Mansour formally requested membership at the International Criminal Court (ICC) .. – Ramzy Baroud, Gulf News
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