A Saga of Hypocrisy-Part II: Israel, Palestine, and the US
A Saga of Hypocrisy-Part II: From a Palestinian Perspective The Israel-Palestine conflict has stretched on for more than 70 years as of today, seemingly with no end in sight. Almost all attempts at achieving peace have failed, which have costed both nations far too many innocent lives. In this series of articles, I shall analyse this conflict from different perspectives, and offer my personal views on how the involved parties can possibly sort out their differences. In this article, I shall underline what the conflict looks like on the ground through a Palestinian's eyes. 1. Human Rights and International Law In the international forum, perhaps no other country is as vocal as the United States when it comes to human rights in a war-zone or in an autocratic nation. The US has frequently voiced its concerns about the violations of human rights in the Syrian conflict, in North Korea, and in areas plagued by the ISIL and al-Qaeda. This is ironic, because the US itself i...