Uprising natural response to Israeli atrocities: Al-Haq director

Press TV has interviewed Shawan Jabarin, director of al-Haq rights group in Ramallah, to discuss the rising tension between Israeli regime forces and Palestinians.

The following is a rough transcription of the interview.

Press TV: First of all, as we have just reported, the Palestinians are still being gunned down in the streets of the West bank and the Jerusalem (al-Quds) and also we have the provocations by the Israeli settlers. Where is this situation headed in your opinion?

Jabarin: Look I think, speaking openly, there is a new generation exploded and this is you know their way, this is their message to the Israelis, to the international community [and] to the Palestinian leaders that, ‘enough is enough; We disappointed from all of the processes before, from the Israeli practices policies and now it is a new strategy to deal with the Israelis.' 

You feel that also in the eyes of the young people. Just you can imagine that those they are now participating in all of these demonstrations, the oldest of them is 22 years old and the youngest is 13-14 years old. Here you are speaking about Oslo generation.

I think they are trying to take by their hands the situation now as a reaction. This is a normal reaction to the Israeli practices, Israeli policies of land confiscations, house demolitions, the continuing daily crimes and violations against Palestinians and mainly in Jerusalem and mainly attacking al-Aqsa. That is the issue and that is the case. I do not think there is anyone [who] can stop what is going on these days. No Palestinians neither the Israelis, no one can even expect what will happen then in a few hours not just in a few days.

That is the case. I am sure that things will continue. Why Hebron (al-Khalil) and Jerusalem? I think it is a normal thing because the Israeli settlers are in the middle and in the heart of Hebron; they are in the heart of Jerusalem. The Israeli troops [are] there just to protect them not to protect Palestinians.

Press TV: Mr. Jabarin as the situation unfolds and is extremely unpredictable, as you have just said, do you think that the international community will be forced to sit down once and for all and try to figure out a solution to the crisis?

Jabarin: I have a doubt about it. This is part of their legal obligation to do this and I think they have a direct interest to do this, but they are busy with other things like Syria, Libya, Iraq, Yemen and things like that. Even they are abridging. They are not giving enough attention to what is going on Palestine.

The Americans you know, their strategy is not to do anything except to fund Israel and to support Israeli unconditionally. The Europeans now are now busy with the refugees’ issue, with the Syria issue; they [have] put aside the Palestinian case. But I think what is going on now in the streets, maybe it [will] push them to rethink and to reevaluate their strategy, but I have my doubts that they will reach things and they will conclude some concrete thing soon.

Unfortunately, this is the case. The Palestinians feel that no one stands behind them, and because of that, the younger generation is taking things by its hands. 

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