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Palestinians arrest women; where is the media coverage?

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas does not want the world to know that his security forces are arresting women for criticizing a social-security law and providing aid to Palestinian families in Gaza.

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, escorted by bodyguards, is greeted by Palestinian policemen upon his arrival in Gaza City on March 13, 2018. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, escorted by bodyguards, is greeted by Palestinian policemen upon his arrival in Gaza City on March 13, 2018. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
  • Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas does not want his people and the rest of the world to know that his security forces are arresting women for criticizing a social-security law and providing financial aid to Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip.
  • Unlike Jbara and Marab’eh, Ahed Tamimi was lucky to be arrested by Israel. Had she been arrested by the Palestinian Authority, no one would ever have known.
  • This attitude is another example of the anti-Israel bias of the international media and community. It is yet another example of how the West gives the Palestinians a pass to violate human rights and crack down on dissent.
  • Read full article at Gatestone.
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