{
  "id": 18458815,
  "title": "Palestinians are fighting for the right to have a future at all",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/palestinians-are-fighting-for-the-right-to-have-a-future-at-all",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-06T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/11/06/west-bank-palestine-israel-west-bank-france/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In an extensive field mission to the West Bank, renowned journalist documented the ongoing ethnic cleansing and brutal treatment inflicted upon Palestinian civilians by Israeli soldiers and settlers. For over three decades, the journalist has meticulously chronicled the deteriorating political landscape under right-wing governance, and the dramatic decline in human rights within Gaza and the West Bank. The most recent autumn was marked by unprecedented violence, with the ongoing bombing of Gaza and the systematic eradication of Palestinian farmers' ways of life, particularly during the traditional olive harvest season.\n\nB'Tselem, the Israeli human rights organization, reported that over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli military forces and settlers since October 7, 2023. Dozens of Palestinian communities have been completely wiped out, further highlighting the alarming trend of ethnic cleansing. The journalist's hometown of Paris was also engulfed in fires, protests, and student blockades, as high school and university students across France took to the streets demanding urgent funding to repair schools, reduce class sizes, and dismantle the stringent university admissions process.\n\nWhile the journalist empathizes with the protesters, they stand firm in their stance that Palestinian solidarity should not be conflated with the French student movement's demands. The journalist emphasizes that the plight of Palestinian farmers and civilians is far more dire than the issues faced by French students. In the West Bank, farmers are denied the right to defend themselves against armed settlers, and the Israeli military often blocks their access to essential resources, rendering them powerless. Meanwhile, French students enjoy freedom of expression, access to legal support, and the protection of their rights under the law.\n\nThe journalist concludes by stressing the importance of genuine solidarity, where one group's fight for a better future is recognized and respected. Palestinian civilians are struggling to survive on their ancestral land, while French students are merely demanding improvements in their educational system. Both groups are fighting for their rights, but real solidarity requires understanding and humility – a stark contrast between the students' fight for a better future and the Palestinians' fight to simply survive in their homeland.",
  "summary": "I have just returned from a 10-day field mission to the West Bank, a place I have worked and documented since the civil unrest of the first intifada. Over the past 36 years, I have continued to return and document the ethnic cleansing and crimes committed by Israeli soldiers and settlers against Palestinian civilians. I have seen the political area worsen under extreme right-wing governments and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}