The Palestinian Authority has caught up belatedly with the international community’s double standards when it comes to professing support for Palestine while upholding the impunity with which Israel is allowed to act. However, the PA is still a long way from acknowledging these tactics in its own politics, which in itself is quite a contradiction given that Ramallah is beholden to the international consensus on Palestine and its repercussions. In a recent statement reported by Wafa news agency, the PA’s foreign ministry declared that, “The international community’s policy of double standards has become a cover for Israel’s persistence to steal Palestinian land and deepen its rebellion and disavowal of signed agreements, international law, United Nations resolutions, and prospects for peace.” … Continue reading The PA mirrors international hypocrisy over Palestine