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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/18139/palestinian-leaders-arab-atrocities
Why Palestinian Leaders Ignore Arab Atrocities
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - Palestinian leaders never miss an opportunity to accuse Israel of committing "crimes" against the Palestinians. However, they remain oblivious to the suffering of Palestinians in Arab countries, especially Syria, where more than 4,100 Palestinians have been killed during the fighting between the Syrian army and the opposition or died as a result of torture, starvation and medical negligence over the past decade. Since the eruption of the civil war in Syria in 2011, tens of thousands of Palestinians have been arrested or displaced by the regime of President Bashar Assad. The PA leadership is currently trying to curry favor with Assad. Many Palestinians and Syrians say they cannot grasp the logic of reconciling with an Arab leader who has so much Palestinian blood on his hands.