A relative mourns in front of the body of Shatha al-Sabbagh, a Palestinian journalism student killed at night by a bullet to the head, allegedly fired by Palestinian security forces, according to the deceased's family. Dec. 29, 2024. (Credit: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is now a shadow of its former self, completely subservient to Israel's wishes and devoid of any legitimacy in the eyes of many of its people. The latest example is the PA's decision in the West Bank to suspend al-Jazeera's operations, the pan-Arab news channel based in Qatar, following in the footsteps of Israel, which in May issued an order banning the channel from operating in the country, claiming it posed a threat to Israeli security.This recent assault by the PA on freedom of expression comes in a particularly tense context. Since the beginning of December, the Palestinian administration in the West Bank launched an operation to suppress armed Palestinian groups based in the Jenin refugee camp, particularly militants affiliated with the "Jenin Brigade." In this situation, the...
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is now a shadow of its former self, completely subservient to Israel's wishes and devoid of any legitimacy in the eyes of many of its people. The latest example is the PA's decision in the West Bank to suspend al-Jazeera's operations, the pan-Arab news channel based in Qatar, following in the footsteps of Israel, which in May issued an order banning the channel from operating in the country, claiming it posed a threat to Israeli security.This recent assault by the PA on freedom of expression comes in a particularly tense context. Since the beginning of December, the Palestinian administration in the West Bank launched an operation to suppress armed Palestinian groups based in the Jenin refugee camp, particularly militants affiliated with the "Jenin Brigade." In this situation, the...
