Is historic Palestinian strike a milestone for the one-state solution?
Palestinians living in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip held a joint strike to protest the Israeli Nationality Law
The month of October began with a rare occurrence in the Middle East. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip joined Palestinians living in Israel for a one-day strike to protest Israel's new Nationality Law.
The law, passed in July, specifies that Israel is a Jewish state and that Jews have rights that minorities do not.
Asaad Abdel Rahman, a former member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, called the event “historic,” noting how rare it is that all three communities protest on the same day on the same issue. He said, “The strike, which was very well observed in the 1948 areas, in the West Bank and Gaza reminds us of past historic events carried out by Palestinians.”
Abdel Rahman told Al-Monitor that if such an event became a trend, it could be of extreme importance. “If this unity of purpose and serious cooperation for a common national goal continues, this would be a good thing,” he said.
