Post by kriss on Oct 30, 2023 12:42:32 GMT -5
WEST BANK A COMPLEX PATCHWORK
While Hamas tightly controls besieged Gaza, the West Bank is a complex patchwork of hillside cities, Israeli settlements and army checkpoints that split Palestinian communities.
Israel occupied the territory in 1967 and has divided it into large areas it controls, small areas where Palestinians have full control and areas where Palestinians and Israeli forces divide civil and security duties.
Between the seat of power in Ramallah and poorer peripheral areas, there are multiple views on the benefits of violence.
Desperate young men in refugee camps are more willing to fight than those in Ramallah where businessmen and senior Palestinian officials stand to lose from a spiral of violence.
"My business is already suffering because of the unrest," Mughrabi said.
Another key factor in stemming violence is Israel's security agreement with 87-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas's PA.
Abbas condemned Israel's assault on Gaza while his security forces cracked down on demonstrations. Fatah has not issued public calls for armed resistance.
"The PA wants to keep peace and is worried that marches of thousands of people could quickly turn into hundreds of thousands," said Palestinian political analyst Hani al-Masri.
He added that PA officials do well financially and rely on arrangements with Israel to get paid.
Should Abbas lose his grip or become ill in his old age, the situation could deteriorate, he said....
Gaza/Hamas - is on the Southern coast of Israel
Lebanon /Hezbollah -is on the Northern border of Israel
West Bank/Fatah/Hamas- is on he eastern side
(We also have rockets being fired into Israel from SYRIA AND YEMEN)
See map ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/media/images/73203000/gif/_73203794_israel.gif
While Hamas tightly controls besieged Gaza, the West Bank is a complex patchwork of hillside cities, Israeli settlements and army checkpoints that split Palestinian communities.
Israel occupied the territory in 1967 and has divided it into large areas it controls, small areas where Palestinians have full control and areas where Palestinians and Israeli forces divide civil and security duties.
Between the seat of power in Ramallah and poorer peripheral areas, there are multiple views on the benefits of violence.
Desperate young men in refugee camps are more willing to fight than those in Ramallah where businessmen and senior Palestinian officials stand to lose from a spiral of violence.
"My business is already suffering because of the unrest," Mughrabi said.
Another key factor in stemming violence is Israel's security agreement with 87-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas's PA.
Abbas condemned Israel's assault on Gaza while his security forces cracked down on demonstrations. Fatah has not issued public calls for armed resistance.
"The PA wants to keep peace and is worried that marches of thousands of people could quickly turn into hundreds of thousands," said Palestinian political analyst Hani al-Masri.
He added that PA officials do well financially and rely on arrangements with Israel to get paid.
Should Abbas lose his grip or become ill in his old age, the situation could deteriorate, he said....
Gaza/Hamas - is on the Southern coast of Israel
Lebanon /Hezbollah -is on the Northern border of Israel
West Bank/Fatah/Hamas- is on he eastern side
(We also have rockets being fired into Israel from SYRIA AND YEMEN)
See map ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/media/images/73203000/gif/_73203794_israel.gif