The entire world recognises the Palestine Liberation Organisation as the sole representative of the Palestinian people, but this does not mean that the Palestinians are tethered to the same stagnant politics. The latest rhetoric from Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas about Palestinian unity was yet another exercise in authoritarianism, completely neglecting the fact that the PLO’s acquiescence to international diplomacy spelled the end of the unified Palestinian anti-colonial resistance. An equally disturbing and important consideration is Fatah’s monopoly over the PLO and the PA, which renders it a support base for Abbas’s illegitimate rule. Abbas, of course, is the head of all three organisations. Speaking in Egypt at a meeting for leaders of Palestinian factions, Abbas stated that, “It is … Continue reading The PA is an obstruction to Palestinian unity