Calls for the international community to step in and protect the Palestinian people from Israeli violence are always juxtaposed against a complex web of complicity with Zionist colonisation of their land. This week the Arab League called upon the UN Security Council to assume such responsibilities, after the Israeli military persisted with its extrajudicial killing of Palestinians. However, the League is compromised in its support for Palestine. Its complacency when faced with the Trump administration’s Abraham Accords only accentuated how distanced from the Palestinian people’s political struggle the region has become, despite its rhetorical support. The normalisation agreements between Israel and Arab countries garnered international attention, despite the fact that Arab countries have mirrored what the West accomplished decades ago. … Continue reading Protection for Palestinians and international complicity with Israel