The Israeli government’s new sanctions against Palestinians include punitive measures for Palestinian Authority officials related to their freedom of movement. In response to the UN General Assembly resolution titled “Israeli practices and settlement activities affecting the rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories,” which seeks the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling on Israel’s occupation and apartheid, Israel, last week, withdrew the PA’s Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki’s VIP card which allowed him to travel unhindered. In a statement, al-Maliki declared, “We will call, in a letter to foreign ministries around the world, to take a clear position on these measures so that the occupying power realises that it is not completely free to act as … Continue reading The Palestinian Authority’s privilege and freedom of movement