Here in the Qalandiya evacuee camp, simply behind the primary Israeli checkpoint in between East Jerusalem and Ramallah in the inhabited West Bank, Palestinian citizens have actually been complying with the United States political election carefully, with little expect essential modification.
“The names of presidents change, but it will be the same US foreign policy in this region. There will be different faces, but they don’t stand with us, only the smaller countries stand with Palestinians,” Ahmad Lafi, a young painter from the camp, informed DW.
Most individuals below are currently fretted about their future after Israel prohibited the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which supplies solutions to the camp’s populace.
In 2018, after that-President Trump cut financing to UNRWA, turning around a long-lasting United States plan of assistance at the time. “It’s only getting worse,” claimed Ibtisam, a senior female that decreased to provide her surname.
Nuraldin Muter, a young storekeeper, is really worried concerning what Trump’s re-election suggests for Palestinians.
“Israel and the US are close allies and we are very worried about what will happen. They have already banned UNRWA and we are afraid that the Israeli authorities will close down their offices and services here. The [Israeli] army is raiding the camp almost on a daily basis and we are afraid this will only get worse. There is no accountability,” Mother informed DW.
He is likewise worried that Donald Trump’s re-election can sustain anti-Muslim belief around the globe.
Many below state they have actually shed all feeling of positive outlook as the battle in Gaza proceeds without any political service visible. “It’s going to be more of the same, although with Trump it could be even worse,” claimed Samer, a cabby that decreased to provide his surname. “Will I see any change in the situation for Palestinians in the region? Not in my lifetime.”
