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by Khaled Abu Toameh
• March 31, 2015 at 5:00 am
The
Palestinian Authority (PA) is calling on Arab countries to launch a military
strike against the Gaza Strip -- even as the PA plans to bring "war
crimes" charges against Israel for doing exactly the same thing in
the summer of 2014.
The
Arabs are allowed to attack the Gaza strip to remove Hamas from power,
while Israel is not even allowed to launch airstrikes at those who are
firing rockets at its cities.
The
PA's call should be brought to the attention of the International
Criminal Court if and when Abbas proceeds with his plan to file "war
crimes" charges against Israel for its war against Hamas.
This
call should also be brought to the attention of Western governments and
international human rights organizations that condemned Israel during
Operation Protective Edge.
They
also need to ask Abbas whether he also plans to file "war
crimes" charges against his Arab brethren once they start bombing
the Gaza Strip.
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Don't worry, we won't let Israel attack you...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (right) shakes hands with
Hamas's leader in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, during negotiations in 2007 for
a short-lived unity government. (Image source: Palestinian Press
Office)
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The Palestinian Authority (PA), whose leaders say they are planning
to file "war crimes" charges against Israel over its last war with
Hamas, is now calling on Arab countries to launch a military strike
against the Gaza Strip, similar to the Saudi-led campaign against
Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
The call to launch an Arab military strike against the Gaza Strip
was made by Mahmoud Habbash, a senior advisor to PA President Mahmoud
Abbas.
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