Good to Arabs: Ben Gvir Offers Great Service to Palestinians

Jan 05, 2023 01:19 pm

Haaretz – Adapted

The incursion of the Minister of the Israeli occupation's National Security to Al-Masjid al-Aqsa has passed away easily and without any serious, practical reactions, despite all the threats either by the Palestinian Authority, Hamas to Yair Lapid regarding that this visit will ignite the region and cause more bloodshed.

The absence of Palestinians' reaction does not relate to the same causes. Neither Hamas nor the PA has any organizational infrastructure in Al-Quds that would trigger the Palestinians to go out to the street.

The general attitude in Al-Quds in the latest years has appeared to be popular. It grows up unexpectedly. The issue of online gates in front of the Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa gates in 2017, protests in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and even the 2021 'Gaza war' proved that what determines the tone in Al-Quds is unconnected to the leadership of a specific faction. This protest might break out in any moment and pull the Palestinian audience without any guidance from Gaza or Ramallah.  

Consequently, as this event passed quietly, this does not assure any guarantees. It might develop tomorrow or in the near future in the West Bank, Gaza or inside the green line as well as might extent to include Amman, Cairo, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.

Ben Gvir did visit Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa and tickled his ego, yet he offered a great service to the Palestinian propaganda and the standing of the sanctuary in the Arab and Islamic world.