“You cannot occupy a people for fifty years and call yourself a democracy”

From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Franco Galdini was published by Muftah on October 27, 2016.

 

“For the past 49 years – and counting – the injustice known as the occupation of Palestine, and Israeli control of Palestinian lives in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, has become part of the international order. The first half-century of this reality will soon be over. [I] implore you today to take action. Anything short of decisive international action will achieve nothing but ushering in the second half of the first century of the occupation.”

 

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The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Jerusalem Fund.

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