The current leadership is seen as either absent or illegitimate. A postwar plan must not simply repackage it, says researcher of Palestinian and Arab politics Dana El Kurd
I mean, in one sense the whole thing is laughable. You’re sending people back to a heap of rubble that used to be their house, with nowhere to get food or water or use the toilet. And then you’re going to talk about what’s really important is fair elections.
The issue of fair elections in the fall, and in particular reducing Hamas’s influence, is important. Sure. But the issue of making sure no one shoots them this evening because they went out to get some water is also important.
The common solution in both, I think, is putting an end to Israel being the one to administer the Palestinian territories. Until that happens, with military force to back it up, a lot of this conversation is pretty moot I am sad to say.
I mean, in one sense the whole thing is laughable. You’re sending people back to a heap of rubble that used to be their house, with nowhere to get food or water or use the toilet. And then you’re going to talk about what’s really important is fair elections.
The issue of fair elections in the fall, and in particular reducing Hamas’s influence, is important. Sure. But the issue of making sure no one shoots them this evening because they went out to get some water is also important.
The common solution in both, I think, is putting an end to Israel being the one to administer the Palestinian territories. Until that happens, with military force to back it up, a lot of this conversation is pretty moot I am sad to say.