Eyal Clyne just sent me a link to an amazing Haaretz story reporting on Hague’s address to Palestinian anti-Wall activists. It’s worth translating significant portions of the article:Wow. That will set the cat among the pigeons. Damage limitation big time expected.
“When negotiations seem like an eternally unfulfilled promise due to Israel’s unwillingness to reach a fair solution, popular resistance to the Occupation is the sole remaining possible alternative for the Palestinians to achieve their rights and avoid armed struggle.”
He made this statement while meeting with Palestinians and Israelis struggling against the Separation Wall. He offered the support of the British government for non-violent struggle, saying that this form of resistance would meet with widespread support in the international community. This development comes on the heels of strong British protest at the sham 12-month sentence an Israeli military court handed out to the leader of the Bilin anti-Wall demonstrations, Abdullah Abu-Rachmeh, whose brother was murdered several months ago by the IDF there during a protest. Abu Rachmeh was found guilty of “incitement” for demanding that Israel not steal his village’s land. The Foreign Office said it was concerned that:
The sentence would prevent other Palestinians from exercising their legitimate rights to demonstrate non-violently against the appropriation of Palestinian land by Israel [by the Wall].
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