But Palestinians, whether in blockaded Gaza, the occupied West Bank, annexed East Jerusalem or Israel itself, made a striking show of unity after decades of forced separation. On Tuesday, Palestinians from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River observed a general strike, not only against the Gaza war but other aspects of Israeli rule. The Palestinian Authority, once seen as a state-in-waiting, has only limited autonomy in scattered enclaves making up less than 40 percent of the occupied West Bank. If the West Bank is looking more like Israel, the opposite is also true. “Partition was something Palestinians and Israelis tried to do, backed by the international community, and it failed,” Baconi said.

Source: Pakistan Today May 22, 2021 05:51 UTC