April 1, 2026
Palestinians across the occupied West Bank observed a general strike on Wednesday in protest against a new Israeli law allowing the execution of prisoners, as international condemnation mounted.
Fatah, the movement led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, called for the strike, describing the legislation as a “dangerous escalation” against Palestinians.
“This criminal law will not break the will of our people or the determination of our prisoners, but will instead strengthen our resolve to continue the struggle for their freedom and legitimate rights,” it said in a statement.
Winning hearts isn’t the only goal, it’s a kind of larger movement driven by slogans that gains enough cultural momentum to subsume new members. The comments like that are just a kind of virtue signal to bolster the existing converts until new ones happen to fall into it. Like if you see enough half-truths everywhere you look without looking into the claim you’ll start to believe it to some extent.