Will Palestinian statehood bring self-determination?
On Friday, March 4th, 2016 in Featured, Voices.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) suffers an extreme case of that increasingly common political affliction, responsibility without power. Its domestic legitimacy hinges on an ability to display plausible evidence of progress towards ending Israel’s occupation, while providing effective economic administration in the interim. But the occupation sets strict limits on what can be achieved economically, and even within those, the PA’s ability to deliver depends entirely on international support, which is itself conditioned on the PA enforcing Palestinian quiescence in the