From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Patrick Cockburn was published by The Independent on December 8, 2017.
“President Trump and the Israeli government will have foreseen and discounted a Palestinian “day of rage” and protests among Muslims everywhere in the wake of the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and plans to move its embassy there. They assume that this will all blow over because US allies such as the rulers of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt will be satisfied with pro-forma protests, and the Palestinians are too weak to do anything except demonstrate ineffectively.”
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