The reasons for the revolt and anger of the people of the West Bank against the Palestinian Authority and the person of “Abu Mazen”
Following the suspicious death of Nizar Banat, a Palestinian political activist and critic of the Palestinian Authority, a wave of anger against the Palestinian Authority has swept the West Bank. Protesters are calling for Abu Mazen to step down and dissolve the government.
History of protests against the Palestinian Authority
The current protests, which have resumed in protest of the killing of Nizar Banat, a Palestinian activist critical of the Palestinian Authority, are the second against the Palestinian Authority. The difference this time with 2012 is that in 2012 the protests easily calmed down by controlling the prices of some goods, but in these protests, the people of the West Bank are chanting slogans against Abu Mazen and the self-government. For the first time, they are calling for the dissolution of the self-government.
The reasons for the people’s anger at the self-government
The people of the West Bank are now calling for the dissolution of this political structure, 28 years after the signing of the Oslo Accords and the formation of an autonomous government. This cry is the result of the anger that has accumulated over these 28 years.
Suppression of opponents and critics
The first reason for the anger of the people of the West Bank is the lack of freedom of speech and action. The Palestinian Authority, using the data provided by the Zionists, severely represses anyone who opposes the actions of the security apparatus, the Palestinian Authority government, and especially Abu Mazen. The Palestinian Authority’s prisons are full of political prisoners who have been imprisoned for belonging to resistance groups or for criticizing Abu Mazen himself and for the actions of the Palestinian Authority. Severe repression by the Palestinian Authority has created an environment of terror among the people of the West Bank over the past decades, which has increased over time due to the intensification of security measures.
There was no clear political horizon
The existing political sovereignty in the West Bank, due to the path of compromise and negotiation with the Zionist regime, has followed this path for 28 years after the Oslo Accords, but the political path of negotiation and compromise with the Zionist regime has reached a dead end and has remained virtually silent since 2014. Is.
Inefficiency of self-government
The Palestinian Authority, which ostensibly has sovereignty over the West Bank, has no authority to solve the problems of Palestinians in the West Bank. Although the Palestinian Authority has a cabinet with more than 23 ministries, all Palestinian affairs in the West Bank are governed by a structure set up by the Zionist army, known as the Cogt.
Cancellation of the three elections, blocking the only opening route in Palestine
In addition to all the inefficiency and obstruction of the political landscape in the West Bank, which reflects the troublesome nature of the Palestinian Authority, an event in the Palestinian political arena has increased the frustration of the Palestinian Authority and Abu Mazen himself with Abu Mazen’s cancellation of the three Palestinian elections. Was.
In 2020, after Trump officially unveiled the Century Deal, the Palestinians reached a major national reconciliation agreement for the first time. The reason was that the Palestinian Compromise faction, which sought to negotiate and compromise with the Zionists, practically blocked this path and saw itself as an expelled actor from the Palestinian arena, so by agreeing with the Palestinian resistance groups, for the first time to create a united strategy to resolve the issue. They arrived in Palestine.
All of the above mentioned factors have convinced the Palestinians, and in particular the people of the West Bank, that the Palestinian Authority and Abu Mazen are the source of all Palestinian problems, especially since the resistance has achieved remarkable
