West Bank – The leadership in Ramallah is concerned that the world has pushed the Palestinian issue to the back burner as the international community’s attention has centered on efforts to combat the Islamic State terror threat.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry won backing on Thursday for a “coordinated military campaign” against Islamic State from 10 Arab countries – Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and six Gulf states including rich rivals Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The terrorist organization grabbed headlines once again on Sunday morning, releasing a video which appears to show the beheading of British aid worker David Haines.
Israel Radio quoted Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat as saying Sunday that the reason behind the extremism in the region is the continuation of the “Israeli occupation,” the suffering of the Palestinian people and the “terror” carried out by Israel and the settlers.
Rather than forming a coalition to battle Islamic State, PA security official Adnan Damiri called on the US and Europe to form a coalition to combat “the terror of the Israeli occupation.”
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni called last week for a renewal of the diplomatic process with the Palestinian Authority in order to lead to a “strong axis” with other Arab states to deter the threat of violent extremist groups currently facing the region.
The Hatnua leader spoke at a meeting of her faction, warning that threats were not enough in the face of gruesome terror organizations such as Islamic State.
“Those who do not want to resolve the conflict, will also be the ones to lead us in the end to a bloody conflict with decapitators,” Livni cautioned.
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Keeping your rights is not endorsing terror. If the PA is smart, they will speak out more against terror eagerly. And name it as terror toor. The shoe is not tired when it is worn for humanity. Terrible terrorist societies.
“Israel Radio quoted Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat as saying Sunday that the reason behind the extremism in the region is the continuation of the “Israeli occupation,” the suffering of the Palestinian people and the “terror” carried out by Israel and the settlers.”
Of course. ISIS is only upset because there’s no Pali state. Unreal— blame all the world’s problems on the Jews.