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The Palestinian Authority is being eclipsed by radical militants

Surprisingly, most Palestinians are rather pleased

Militants march during the funeral of slain Palestinian Mohamed Arayshi, 25, in the city of Nablus in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 23, 2022. - Arayshi died on August 23 from wounds sustained weeks earlier on August 9 during clashes with Israeli forces in the old city of Nablus. The Israeli military had then said that it had carried out an operation to "secure the entrance of (Jewish) worshippers to Joseph's Tomb in the city of Nablus". The tomb, which is believed by some to be the last resting place of the biblical patriarch Joseph, is a flashpoint for violence in the West Bank, and revered as a holy site by some Muslims. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish holiday of Passover, which coincide this year, ought to be a time when two of the three Abrahamic religions reflect on their common beliefs and shared destiny in the Holy Land. Instead, the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is at risk of a dangerous escalation.

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