At the opening to the weekly cabinet meeting, Palestinian prime minister Muhammed Shtayyeh effectively incited Palestinians to violence in response to the Negev Summit.
Shtayyeh said, "We will remain loyal to our land, our sanctities, our Arab nation, our history, the present of our nation, and the freedom of our heroic people who are able to thwart all schemes aimed at undermining our right to independence, sovereignty and freedom."
He then warned Israel against continuing to attack what he called Palestinian land and holy sites. The only example he gave was "allowing settlers to enter Al-Aqsa," saying that "this matter is no longer tolerated, and our people in Jerusalem will always be on the lookout for all these attempts that will inevitably lead to an unprecedented escalation, especially since we are days away from Land Day and blessed month of Ramadan."
Land Day is on Wednesday and there has been increasing calls to violence in Palestinian media for the occasion. Ramadan starts this weekend.
Only a few weeks ago, Palestinian leaders were threatening violence, claiming Jews were planning to take over Al Aqsa Mosque for Purim. Now they are saying the same for Ramadan. They've been saying it every year that Jews have been in Jerusalem for a century. It is always a lie and always pure incitement.
Note that Shtayyeh is not calling for calm from the people he supposedly leads. He is saying that Palestinians are naturally violent and cannot stop themselves from attacking Jews, so the Jews must take responsibility to not anger the half-witted Palestinians who simply cannot control their own violent tendencies.
Shtayyeh then again appealed for Palestinians to take their rightful place at the center of the universe, stressing that "Arab normalization meetings without ending the occupation are nothing but an illusion, a mirage, and a free reward for Israel." In other words, Palestinian demands should be the most important factor in every decision made by every Arab nation, forever.
No wonder Palestinians weren't invited to the summit. It was meant for adults.
