Ramallah, West Bank, after the use of tear gas by Israeli forces.
Photographer: Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Even Palestinian Business Leaders Have Resistance On the Mind
Killings have increased and rogue Palestinian groups have grown in number since Israel’s new right-wing government took power
Sitting in a beautifully tailored suit in the heart of the West Bank city of Ramallah this week, Samir Hulileh, the chairman of the Palestine Stock Exchange, offered some sobering thoughts on how his countrymen should deal with Israel’s new right-wing government:
“The old system has failed. Let everybody resist in his own way till a new form has become clear. Negotiation is not the way. Not anymore. We don’t have a partner. Settlers — our enemy — are now in the government. Different times are coming.”