The PA government, headed by Salam Fayyad, decided to officially adopt the term "Occupied Palestine" to refer to the West Bank and Gaza. This is to replace "PA territories" or "Palestinian territories,"which are currently in use.
The idea behind this adaptation is to emphasize the fact that although the West Bank and Gaza are under PA "control," they are still occupied by Israel.
I think this begins to address one of the problems that the Oslo Agreement created: making the occupation invisible to the world. It may also mean that the Palestinian Authority, created by Oslo, is realizing its own limitations.
I know there is more to it. But for now, I choose to focus on the occupation part.
2 comments:
...which also implicitly implies that the rest of palestine is not occupied....
yes, although I don't think this is what the PA has in mind since it's not an issue on the agenda.
My position, for what it's worth, is that focusing on the occupation of the west bank and gaza should be a priority right now.
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