PA cartoon criticizes Palestinian leaders for deaths in Gaza

A cartoon in the official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida indirectly criticized the recent Palestinian Islamic Jihad attacks targeting southern Israel, which brought Israeli air strikes against terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip, and deaths to Palestinians.


In the first column (right) of the cartoon, two men representing undefined Palestinian leaders say: "Resistance" - the Palestinian Authority euphemism for violence against Israel.

The middle column shows a tired Palestinian giving a toast: "To the Resistance."

The third column (left) shows a Palestinian woman mourning her dead saying: "We are the ones who paid the heavy price."

Although the PA paper criticized Islamic Jihad in this cartoon, the PA official policy was to place all the blame on Israel for the recent fighting. For example:


Similarly, a number of articles and opinion pieces in the PA media accused Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu of responsibility for the fighting. PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi accused Netanyahu of starting this round of violence for internal political reasons:


Although the PA has been discussing and proclaiming unity for some time now, animosity remains between the various Palestinian factions. This might explain the official PA daily cartoon's critique of the violence that has been led from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.