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Source: https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/05/15/the-tragedy-of-the-palestinians/

The Tragedy of the Palestinians

(Spiked-UK) Daniel Ben-Ami - Few seem to realize the disastrous consequences for the Palestinians of presenting Israel not just as a sometimes flawed state, like any other, but as a universal oppressor. The corollary of casting Israel as the universal oppressor is that Palestinians are expected to act as universal victims, pushed into the role of global objects of pity. This status undermines Palestinians' freedom by making them more vulnerable to manipulation by external forces. Recently, Iran has come to play more of a role in the Palestinian tragedy as it aims to bolster its regional presence at the expense of Israel through its support of Palestinian Islamist groups. Yet these groups do not support Palestinian self-determination. On the contrary, they share the Islamist goal of creating a transnational Islamic order. The Palestinians are being used to lead a fight for an Islamist order that transcends national borders. While the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has proven to be extremely intractable, a precondition for its resolution is for numerous outside forces to stop interfering.

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