What the Palestinian people want is far removed from what is being decided by governments and UN officials. As the Arab League held its first summit, in Algiers, since the signing of the Abraham Accords, Arab leaders reaffirmed their “commitment” to the Palestinian “cause”. Such vague language was necessary, because mentioning anti-colonial resistance does not match the diplomatic tone required of the normalisation agreements which some Arab countries have signed with Israel. “Our main and first cause, the mother of all causes, the Palestinian issue, will be at the heart of our concerns and our main priority,” said Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune. Given that the Arab League still follows two-state politics, now subject to the Abraham Accords as even global … Continue reading The UN’s ‘shared goal’ excludes the Palestinians