“The Arab leaders, especially in the Gulf, thought they could neglect the Palestinian cause,” said Omar Shaban, director of PalThink for Strategic Studies, a Gaza think tank. But it reminds them, the U.S., Israel, the Europeans — all of them — that the problem is still there, guys. Some approached the fence, venturing into a buffer zone that Israel had declared hundreds of feet into the Gaza side. The protests also drew a cross-section of Gaza society. Nathan Thrall, an analyst for International Crisis Group who closely watches Gaza, saw a “momentum building” in the second week.

Source: thestar April 07, 2018 18:22 UTC