\r\n\tJewish American journalist and political analyst, Stephen Lendman has reviewed the latest Palestinian developments, especially the ongoing anti-occupation protests across the occupied Palestine in a text interview with the Qods News Agency (Qodsna). Lendman also discussed the future of the regional developments, including the Palestinian issue. The text of the interview follows.<\/p>\r\n
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\r\n\tPalestinian developments<\/strong><\/p>\r\n \r\n\tThe protests reflect a new generation of youths unwilling to accept endless occupation harshness with no chance for relief except by rebelling.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\tThe so-called peace process is a complete hoax, dead on arrival every time proposed.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\t(Acting PA head Mahmoud) Abbas is part of the problem, not the solution. He’s a notorious longtime Israeli collaborator, benefitting hugely at the expense of his people.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\tUS-led Western nations partner in Israeli high crimes. Impossible for them to serve as honest brokers. Hypocrisy is longstanding and rife. Policies contradict occasional meaningless pro-Palestinian rhetoric.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\tThe EU-ordered labeling of settlement products is a sham. Why haven’t they been banned altogether? Why do Western countries keep supporting Israel’s killing machine, selling it weapons and munitions to kill Palestinians, bomb Syria and target Hezbollah.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\t <\/p>\r\n \r\n\tRegional developments<\/strong><\/p>\r\n \r\n\tTurkey, Saudi Arabia, other (Persian) Gulf states, Israel and US-led Western nations are partners in regional state terror - raging in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, heading elsewhere regionally and beyond if not stopped.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\tRussia is the greatest hope for world peace. (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s real war on terrorism is polar opposite Obama’s phony war - supporting the terrorist groups he claims to oppose.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\t <\/p>\r\n \r\n\tFuture developments<\/strong><\/p>\r\n \r\n\tI expect worse in 2016 than now, regionally and beyond - worse still under any administration succeeding Obama in January 2017, continued endless US-led wars of aggression, as well as Israeli brutality against the entire Palestinian population, perhaps a more aggressive war on Gaza than Protective Edge (the genocidal war in 2014 summer).<\/p>\r\n \r\n\tA dismal outlook, I know. I see nothing ahead that gives me optimism for something better.<\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2015-12-23 14:44:01","content_date_finish":"2015-12-23 14:44:01","content_date_register":"2015-12-23 14:44:01","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"126039","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"1873466718","attach_date_register":"2015-12-23 14:44:04","attach_id":"131213","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"390","attach_img_height":"250","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"429","visit_date_last":"2025-05-10 03:29:31","attach_title":"New generation of Palestine stands against occupation","node_title":"Interviews","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":135, \"left\":27, \"right\":28}]"}]]