On Monday, the Ma’an news agency ran a major story about masked demonstrators affiliated with a new group calling itself “Tamarod” (just like the 22 million Egyptians by the same name, meaning “Rebellion”) marched through Ramallah, calling for a third intifada.
“Male and female protesters rallied through Ramallah’s streets, chanting that a third intifada, or uprising, would restore the dignity of the Palestinian cause.”
Judging by the picture, we’re talking 4, possibly 5 rebels altogether. What matters is not the fact that a small group of Palestinian losers decided to break the monotony of their summer vacation, but the fact that Ma’an decided to push this sorry event as major news.
The story continues:
They called on Palestinian factions to resume military activities and to unite in resistance against Israel’s occupation.
“Military action is the shortest route to end occupation,” they chanted.
“If you want a third intifada to break, you have to rebel against the Palestinian reality which the current leadership brought due to their disputes and different trends,” the group wrote on its Facebook page.
“It is not clear if the group has any real affiliation with the Egyptian Tamarod movement, a grassroots campaign which called the protests leading to the army’s ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday,” the good people at Ma’an noted.
If you ask me, the real story here is that absolutely no grownup in Ramallah is prepared to leave their job and go make intifadas.
And that’s very good news.