Where The Line Is Drawn XVIII

"It was distressing to realise that rather than encouraging back leading Palestinian cultural icons, artists and writers like Kamal Boullata, Mourid Barghouti and Samia Halaby - many of whom Israel actually refused to allow to return - Israel was instead allowing thousands of policemen to control us, quelling any dissent to the deal that they had signed with Arafat." (p. 142)

Political leaders have signed a peace deal but cultural leaders are refused entry and thousands of police are needed to enforce the deal? Political leaders sell out unless they are held to account by a mass movement.