As is always the case with these sorts of social justice programs under Palestinian rule, it is not coming from an internal desire for progressive thinking. It is being funded by a European country, in this case Great Britain, as can be seen in the flags above.
It turns out that the Palestinian security forces are really, really misogynist. An expose in The New Arab this year notes:
Female members of the Palestinian Security Services (PSS) endure unequal treatment in comparison with their male colleagues when it comes to social security, health insurance, promotions, social allowance, holidays, scholarships, courses abroad and accessing decision-making positions.Brigadier General Rana Al-Khouli, director of the Advisory Committee for Gender and director of Public Relations, Media and Gender in the National Security Forces experiences discrimination alongside her female colleagues when it comes to accessing social security and health insurance due to administrative regulations defining their social status as 'single'.
Even when they are married. Because a female breadwinner in the security services is not supported by their own laws.
Really.
The Law of Service in the Palestinian Security Forces No. 8 of 2005, defines a soldier as follows:"Every (male)officer, non-commissioned (male)officer, or (male)individual in any of the security forces".Article 72 from the same act states:"Social allowance is paid to the (male)officer on behalf of his non-employed wife and his sons and daughters in accordance with the executive regulation specifications of this act".
I've noted a series of anti-woman provisions in Palestinian laws in the past.
Yet "progressive" voices remain silent about this.
Proving, once again, that attacking Jews is more important than helping Palestinians. Every single time.
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