Palestinians' New Year's Resolutions

by Bassam Tawil 

• "The Palestinian revolution has been continuing for 54 years. The revolution will continue until the aspirations of our people are fulfilled.... We have clearly stated that all forms of resistance are legitimate." — Mahmoud Aloul, deputy chairman of Fatah; seen by many as the successor to Mahmoud Abbas.
• Palestinian leaders are not offering their people a better life, prosperity, security and stability. Instead, the leaders are urging Palestinians to continue hating Israel and the US. They are urging Arab countries not to make peace with Israel: they consider normalization with Israel an act of treason.
• A cartoon published on Fatah's official Facebook this week depicts "Palestine" as a single entity, the exact shape of Israel.
• These messages demonstrate, with no room for doubt, that any talk about resuming a peace process between Israel and the Palestinians is one thing only: a colossal fraud. Palestinian leaders will never return to the negotiating table when they are pushing their people, day after day, to ensure that more Israeli blood runs in the street. The Palestinians make it clear that their true intention is to carry a rifle and see Israel removed from the map.

The largest Palestinian group, Fatah, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, is celebrating the 54th anniversary of the launching of its first terrorist attack against Israel with images and rhetoric that promote violence and bloodshed. In the image pictured above, they threaten that "millions will march on Jerusalem and die as martyrs." (Image source: Fatah Facebook page)

The Palestinians are celebrating the beginning of 2019 by promising Israel more violence, a "revolution until victory," and another year of conflict and suffering. The messages that the Palestinians are sending to Israel offer anything but hope. On the contrary, they are making it clear that Israel should expect yet more bloodshed. Some are also reminding Israel that the Palestinians' real goal is to "liberate all Palestine, from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea," (meaning the annihilation of Israel).

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