The Palestinian Authority is deeply unpopular in the West Bank, with the vast majority of the population polled repeatedly expressing their desire for PA President Abbas to step down and even favoring the current authority’s collapse.This is largely down to its widespread image as being deeply corrupted, as well as its well-documented human rights abuses, refusal to hold any democratic national process and its collaboration with Israel that aids in its illegal takeover of more land.

Benjamin Netanyahu will not travel to Poland next month for the main ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, over concern that he could be arrested on the basis of the warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

What is happening in Gaza can no longer be considered collateral damage in a war against terrorism,” says Henri Goldman, a member of the UPJB. “For example, when we systematically destroy all drinking water supply networks, when we obstruct any significant humanitarian aid, we can no longer beat around the bush; we are really murdering a people.

Justin Trudeau has a choice: siding with the morally bankrupt oppressor or with the morally upright oppressed. Between the oppression spearheaded by Netanyahu and the resistance to oppression spearheaded by Palestinian resistance groups (the PLO in the past; today by Hamas), there is no moral equivalency indeed. To claim differently is morally untenable, the stuff of hypocrites and cowards. You, Mr. Trudeau are on the wrong side of history. Not much of a legacy, is it?