Confrontations with the
Israeli occupation have always been
costly for Palestinians. It can only be so when an occupied nation faces off
with a colonial power with capacities that can lead to the most shocking of
crimes.
اضافة اعلان
However, the ongoing round of clashes is exceptional, as it
has brought back weight for fundamental constants that many thought have been
buried forever over the past few years.
The first of those constants is that Arab normalization, or
what has been dubbed the
Abraham Accords, is not and will not be a substitute
for a just and comprehensive solution in Palestine, which grants its people
their legitimate historical rights to freedom, dignity, and independence.
Many Arab and Islamic states may sign peace agreements with
Israel, but that will not obliterate the essence of the conflict nor push
Palestinians to abandon their national project. They are merely delusions
marketed by a gang of merchants in the Trump administration and Netanyahu’s
entourage, and supported by some Arabs.
Jordan has voiced this fact early on during the signing
ceremonies of the Abraham Accords, and has been reiterating it to everyone over
the last days during the Israeli aggression.
The second constant is that the Palestinian rift between the
occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which took a geographic and political
form, cannot be wagered on to wipe out the national Palestinian identity, as
Zionist attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif and eviction threats
against Sheikh Jarrah residents are what pushed Gaza and the Palestinian
resistance to open a warfront with Israel. Moreover, the battle has
re-entrenched historical ties between Palestinians in historical Palestine, and
the rising of Palestinian communities in Israel; in Lod, Haifa, Jaffa, and
elsewhere, is conclusive evidence of the unity of the Palestinian identity.
These transformations will be followed by more similar ones
in the Palestinian scene and inside the institutions of the occupation.
Factional divisions may outlive the Israeli aggression, but
the unity of the Palestinian people in facing the Israeli enemy is never in
question — it is the core of the conflict.
The third constant is that the state of Arab division and
sectarian and civil conflicts take a backseat when the matter involves
Palestine.
Palestine remains the only the cause that unifies Arab
peoples, even while they fight among themselves on internal issues. Years of
normalization, defeat, and political commodification culture have not shaken
the Arab conscience. The Arab people maintain their battle instincts, and
recall the imageries of popular wars in their behaviors. The march towards the
borders in Jordan and Lebanon are an example of the readiness demonstrated by
nations to sacrifice for the cause of all Arabs, as it was always described in
Arab literature.
The fourth constant is that any international attempt to
program the Arab-Israeli conflict, and to delay resolving it in a just and
comprehensive manner, is not an option available for active international
powers. The escalating events in Palestine reaffirm that the Palestinian cause
must top the international community’s agenda. It must be approached with the
utmost seriousness and attentiveness. The international community must
vigorously pursue a solution acceptable to the Palestinian people.
Since it took office, the new US administration has been
trying to reestablish the weight of the conflict’s basic components, but it was
not in a rush to engage in resolution efforts. However, the last Israeli
aggression against Gaza and the escalation in occupied Jerusalem have left it
unable to do things on their own time, and they now must immediately get
involved in the cause and translate their promises into tangible actions.
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