Ayalon Video Sparks Furious Reaction by Palestinians
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon’s video explaining the origin and inaccuracy of the terms “West Bank”, “occupied territories” and “67 Borders” has sparked an enraged reaction by Palestinians. In a somewhat hysterical sounding press release, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat expressed the Palestinian leadership’s “shock” and outrage over the video, and stated that
With this video, the Israeli government has left no doubt on its pro-conflict agenda. Now, the international community knows the Israeli government is committed to denying the Palestinian people their inalienable right to self-determination and on continuing their illegal and colonial enterprise in the occupied Palestinian territory.
He called on the international community to
to demand an official explanation from the Government of Israel regarding this video, which openly expresses hostility towards the Palestinian people and their legitimate national rights to independence and self-determination.
For his part, politician Danny Ayalon reacted to the Palestinian press release by pointing to what he called Erekat’s false claims and asserting that
For too long the Palestinian narrative of international law and rights has gone unchallenged, and this over the top reaction to a public diplomacy video proves that they are acting like spoilt children who have had their way for too long.
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