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" establishing settlements, military bases, free-firing zones, commercial locations, tourist sites, nature reserves; no-go areas, Jews-only roads, checkpoints, other barriers, and other exclusively Jewish areas;
" stealing Palestinian resources; and
" cracking down harshly on resisters.
Hamas is Palestine's legitimate government. In January 2006, its candidates won 74 of 132 legislative seats. Fatah president Abbas has no legitimacy.
Israel rigged his election. His term expired in January 2009. He's Israel's man. He's a longtime collaborator. He performs enforcer services. He spurns his own people.
Peace talks have no legitimacy. How can they with Palestine's democratically elected government excluded?
The term "process" is more slogan than reality. It's been so for decades. It's a useful fiction. It buys time. It lets Israel steal all valued Judea and Samaria areas. It wants Palestinians dispossessed and isolated.
Rashid Khalidi is Columbia University Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies. He believes decades of talks buy time for Israel. They facilitate settlement expansions. They let Israel sever Jerusalem from the West Bank. He sees no end to peace process hypocrisy.
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