People of West Bank, SHAME ON YOU! أين أنتم يا أهل الضفة 2

كنت قد كتبت سابقا عن صمت أهل الضفة لما يحدث في غزة، و اليوم رأيت العدو بنفسه يمتدح هذا الصمت

أي عار هاذا يا أهل الضفة؟

العدو يضرب بكم الأمثال و في التزامكم الصمت.؛

عار عليكم هذا الصمت، عار عليكم و أي عار

Akiva Eldar wrote in Haaretz under the title "How to beat Hamas", how quiet and still are the people in the West Bank regarding what is happening in Gaza, and how the israeli soldiers there are doing nothing because Mahmoud Abbas is doing there "dirty work". Here are some quotes of that article

How to beat Hamas

"Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel and yesterday shots were fired from its territory at a Border Police patrol north of Eilat. Shots were fired from Syria at an Israeli unit and Katyusha rockets from Lebanon struck the center of Nahariya. Turkey is furious, Saudi Arabia is boiling and Qatar is boycotting Israel."

"And the West Bank - the people closest to the hundreds of dead and thousands of injured in the Gaza Strip - is exhibiting restraint. Even in the streets of East Jerusalem and Lod there is more tension than in the alleys of Jenin and Ramallah. Israel's security forces had prepared for the possibility that clashes would spread throughout the occupied territories, but they have been left idle. Palestinian Authority policemen are doing the work for them. Officers who ridiculed the security forces of the PA are now lauding their actions and commitment to their task. "

"The brutal war that Israel is conducting in the Gaza Strip against Hamas is the toughest trial the Palestinian Authority's leadership has faced since the outbreak of the Second Intifada. Yasser Arafat rode on the outburst of public discontent that followed the failure of the Camp David summit and Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount, and played into the hands of those who sought to strip his faction of the status of "partner." Mahmoud Abbas blocked the protests in the West Bank after the heavy bombing of the Gaza Strip, and to date has proved that he is indeed worthy of such standing. "

"For how long will Abbas be the one who does our dirty work? How long will his police officers agree to cooperate with the occupying authorities? "

"Fatah will not return to Gaza on top of the Israeli tanks that destroyed their neighborhoods. Fatah needs to return on the construction cranes that will rebuild the ruins."

"This is the time to ask Egypt to grant Abbas a central role in the efforts to bring about a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and open the crossings. If Abbas brings the poor residents of Gaza the news of a cease-fire, he will enjoy great support from them. "

"This is the time to prove to the Palestinian voters that the way of getting Israel out of the territories is not through exchanging fire, which harms civilians, but through exchanges between leaders. This is the time to show the Israeli voter that there is a reliable Palestinian partner to the division of the territory. Any other outcome to Operation Cast Lead will mean a clear victory for Hamas. "