Palestinians: No to Normalization with the 'Zionist entity' by Khaled Abu Toameh  •  February 3, 2021 at 5:00 am       The anti-normalization campaign, which is also waged by Palestinians, means that any Palestinian leader or negotiator who is seen sitting with an Israeli will be condemned by Palestinians and possibly other Arabs as a traitor.... and accused of committing treason. The last thing any Palestinian officials wants is to be labeled a traitor because, in the world of Fatah and Hamas, that crime is punishable by death. If... Abbas wants to avoid such a fate, he must do an about-face and put an end to the anti-Israel incitement that is coming, first and foremost, from his very own loyalists. If Palestinian journalists are banned from meeting Israelis, what will be the Palestinians' reaction the day they see Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas or his officials sitting at a negotiating table with Israel? The Palestinian representatives will undoubtedly be accused of committing treason, a crime punishable by death. Pictured: Palestinian protesters carry portraits of Abbas at a demonstration against the peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, in the city of Tubas, near the Jordan Valley, on September 27, 2020. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images) If and when the Biden administration manages to revive the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, it will have to take into consideration that the Arab campaign against normalization with Israel remains as aggressive as ever. The anti-normalization campaign, which is also waged by Palestinians, means that any Palestinian leader or negotiator who is seen sitting with an Israeli will be condemned by Palestinians and possibly other Arabs as a traitor. Two recent examples of the ongoing campaign: On January 6, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), a body dominated by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's ruling Fatah faction and representing hundreds of Palestinian journalists, issued a warning to its members against engaging in normalization activities with Israelis. Continue Reading Article