The PA has for over two decades been described as a 'subcontractor' that enforces the Zionist occupation in Area A (the more urbanized pockets of the West Bank).
History has shown that some degree of indigenous co-operation and/or co-opting is necessary to sustain colonial/authoritarian neo-colonial enterprises. In many British colonies for example, there was the concept of indirect rule, where local political elites (kings, princes, landowners etc.) were given nominal 'ceremonial authority' and rewarded handsomely for taking on the role of enforcers of the colonial diktat (if they refused, they were typically killed or exiled). In essence, it created a veneer of remaining sovereign at a local level.
This same system continues in the present day context, albeit with some superficial modifications to enhance the veneer of 'independence'. Countries such as Egypt, Jordan, the Gulf monarchies are excellent examples of this model in these times, and the PA was established in the 1990s in the same mould.
PA gone IGF 🤦🏼🤮
'IGF announces new brigade, the 'Abbas' Brigade.'
I don’t want to say what happens next.
The PA has for over two decades been described as a 'subcontractor' that enforces the Zionist occupation in Area A (the more urbanized pockets of the West Bank).
History has shown that some degree of indigenous co-operation and/or co-opting is necessary to sustain colonial/authoritarian neo-colonial enterprises. In many British colonies for example, there was the concept of indirect rule, where local political elites (kings, princes, landowners etc.) were given nominal 'ceremonial authority' and rewarded handsomely for taking on the role of enforcers of the colonial diktat (if they refused, they were typically killed or exiled). In essence, it created a veneer of remaining sovereign at a local level.
This same system continues in the present day context, albeit with some superficial modifications to enhance the veneer of 'independence'. Countries such as Egypt, Jordan, the Gulf monarchies are excellent examples of this model in these times, and the PA was established in the 1990s in the same mould.