Here within the Qalandiya evacuee camp, merely behind the first Israeli checkpoint in between East Jerusalem and Ramallah within the inhabited West Bank, Palestinian residents have really been complying with the United States political election fastidiously, with little count on important 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 younger painter from the camp, knowledgeable DW.
Most people beneath are at the moment fretting about their future after Israel prohibits the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which provides options to the camp’s populace.
In 2018, after that-President Trump lower financing to UNRWA, turning round a long-lasting United States plan of help on the time. “It’s only getting worse,” claimed Ibtisam, a senior feminine that decreased to supply her surname.
Nuraldin Muter, a younger storekeeper, is admittedly apprehensive about 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 knowledgeable DW.
He can also be apprehensive that Donald Trump’s re-election can maintain anti-Muslim perception across the globe.
Many beneath state they’ve really shed all feeling of constructive outlook because the battle in Gaza proceeds with none political service seen. “It’s going to be more of the same, although with Trump it could be even worse,” claimed Samer, a cabby that decreased to supply his surname. “Will I see any change in the situation for Palestinians in the region? Not in my lifetime.”
