Palestine Bleeds.

The deteriorating situation in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem has finally pushed some world leaders to voice their concerns regarding the rising violence. The past week has been particularly bloody as the right-wing anti-Arab government in Tel Aviv conducted raids under the guise of 'counter-terrorism'. As many have pointed out, this is only the beginning of what is in store based on the extremist agenda of the new government in Israel, and this is something which will also put the country's own citizens in a state of insecurity.

On Thursday, Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp during a raid. On the same day, a Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces in the town of al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, marking one of the deadliest days in the occupied West Bank. Violence begets violence and on the following day, a Palestinian attacker shot dead seven people near a synagogue in occupied East Jerusalem before being fatally shot. More violence continued on Saturday as retaliatory attacks took place against the Israeli oppression.

Let's be clear here, there is no equivalence being drawn here. It is of course tragic to see blood being spilt, but the coloniser is responsible for all the violence taking place in the occupied territories, even the retaliatory responses from the Palestinian resistance.

While condemning the situation, it is...