Donald
Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a
turning point in the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
However, the issue is much bigger than Palestine as Donald Trump may
have just lit the match that will set off the powder keg of the Arab
World.
by
Eric Draitser
Part
5 - Out of turmoil, freedom?
Trump
has wittingly or unwittingly opened a political can of worms, one
that cannot simply be closed again. The recognition of Jerusalem as
Israel’s capital will undoubtedly have severe ramifications for the
politics of the region. But what impact will it have on Palestinians
themselves, on the future of a free Palestine?
No one
can say for certain how this conflict will play out; whether we’re
going to see a third intifada or just some anger and indignation
followed by deafening silence. Sadly, Palestinians have become all
too accustomed to a world long on rhetoric but very short on action
in their defense.
The
struggle for a free Palestine is the anti-colonial struggle, it is
the struggle against oppression and subjugation. In that struggle, it
is the responsibility of people of conscience to defend the rights of
Palestinians to determine their own future, and free themselves of
the ghastly occupation to which they are subjected.
Trump’s
decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel may have
been just the blunder the world needed to finally, collectively
defend Palestinians in their struggle for freedom.
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