Rajoub: Israeli war aims to eliminate Palestinian cause, reshape region under “Greater Israel” vision

Jibril Rajoub, secretary-general of the central committee of Palestine’s Fatah movement, said the war led by the Israeli right under Benjamin Netanyahu is essentially “an attempt to open a wider regional front to divert attention from the consequences of the war in the Palestinian territories. In a special interview with Al Majalla magazine, Rajoub described the war as “unjustified”, saying it effectively aims to eliminate the Palestinian cause and reshape the region’s priorities. He said Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have left more than 250,000 Palestinians dead, wounded, missing or imprisoned. Rajoub said Netanyahu’s declaration of what he calls an “existential war” reflects Israel’s refusal to pay the price of ending the conflict — […]