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Do it "all legal ways possible, including boycott, divestment and sanctions," said Addameer.
On February 25, it joined Minister of Prisoner Affairs and Palestine's Prison Club. They boycotted Israel's kangaroo courts. They have no legitimacy whatever. Hanging military judges preside. Guilt by accusation is policy. No justice, no peace follow.
Thousands protested Jaradat's murder. They did so across Gaza and the West Bank. Dozens of Palestinians sustained injuries. Israeli security forces used rubber bullets and live fire. A 13-year old boy was shot in the chest. A 19-year had multiple rubber bullet wounds.
Israel demands PA officials curb protests. It wants them stopped before Obama's March visit. A senior Abbas aide gave no indication either way. He blamed Israel for current unrest.
On Sunday, senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad called "resistance a natural (Palestinian) right, and we agree unanimously on escalating popular resistance."
A Security Council complaint may follow. Doing so is futile. Washington has veto power. It supports Israel's worst crimes. It partners in many of them.
Palestine's popular resistance committee urged more protests and solidarity. Israel murdered Jaradat. "This crime will receive its punishment," a statement said.
Mustafa Barghouti is a prominent Palestinian activist. He's Palestine's National Initiative Secretary-General. In 2005, he contested Abbas for Palestine's presidency. Israel wanted its longtime collaborator to win. It rigged the election to assure it.
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