Power to the People: Why Palestinian Victory In Jerusalem Is a Pivotal Moment
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Muslim Palestinians wave the national flag and flash the victory sign in front of the Dome of the Rock, as they entered the Haram al-Sharif compound after ending a two-week strike when Israel removed controversial security barriers it had installed, July 27, 2017. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, October 2017, pp. 10-11
From the Diaspora
By Ramzy Baroud
NEITHER FATAH NOR HAMAS has been of much relevance to the mass protests staged around al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. Neither have American pressure, half-hearted European “concern about the situation” or cliché Arab declarations made one iota of difference. United Nations officials warned of the grim scenarios of escalation, but their statements were mere words.
The spontan...