re: #183 Walter L. Newton

The Palestinian Authority has been blocking protests in support of Tunisian uprising. The PA sees the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia in the same light that Mubarak does to his regime. It’s a mortal threat to their continued power, and they’re going to do whatever it takes to stay in power.

The Palestinian people have plenty of reasons to have grievances against the PA - Fatah and Hamas for decades of corrupt and bad rule and bad decision making. The grievances are along the same lines as those elsewhere in the Middle East - lack of economic opportunities, lack of human rights, etc.