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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091030/lf_afp/mideastpalestinianpoliticsyouth
Palestinian Youth Grow Weary of Political Stalemate
[AFP] Majeda El Batsh - As the rift between the two main Palestinian factions widens, many West Bank youths, for decades the shock troops of their national movement, are growing increasingly disenchanted with their feuding leaders. Emad Ghiyada, a professor at Birzeit University, said: "There has been a drop in youth membership in the political groups....The parties have failed to realize any of their goals, whether by armed struggle, or popular uprisings, or by peaceful means." Earlier this month Birzeit hosted an event to protest perceived Israeli threats to the Al-Aqsa mosque. While organizers expected around 9,000 students to come to express their outrage, only 60 showed up, Ghiyada said.