On December 28, a 21 -year -old journalist, Shaatha Al -Sabbagh, was assassinated near her home in Jinin. Her family accused snipers from the Palestinian Authority (PA), which was deployed in the shooting camp in her head. Al -Babyah was active on social media, documenting the suffering of the Jenin residents during the Israeli raids and the Palestinian Authority.

Just a few days after the assassination of the father, the authorities in Ramallah Prohibited The island is from reporting from the occupied West Bank. Three weeks later, the Palestinian Authority forces arrested Al -Jazeera correspondent Mohamed Atrash.

These developments come at a time when the Israeli occupation killed more than 200 media workers in Gaza and arrested dozens through the occupied Palestinian territories. It also banned Al -Jazeera and refused to allow foreign journalists to enter Gaza. The fact that the actions of the Palestinian Authority reflects Israel reveals a common agenda to suppress the independent press and control public opinion.

For Palestinian journalists, this is barely news. The Palestinian Authority was never protecting. He was always a brutal partner. This is true in the West Bank and this was true in Gaza when the Palestinian Authority was in power there. I saw it myself.

I grew up in Gaza, I saw how my people were persecuted by the Israeli forces and the Palestinian Authority. In 1994, the Israeli occupation was officially handed over to the tape to the Palestinian Authority for an administration under the provisions of the Oslo Conventions. The Palestinian Authority remained in power until 2007. During these 13 years, we saw more cooperation with the Israeli occupation than any useful attempt to liberate. For journalists, the presence of the Palestinian Authority was not a oppressive, but rather life, as its forces were actively strangled by their voices to maintain their fragile grip on power.

As a student of the press in Gaza, I faced this repression directly. I walked in the streets, and saw security officers in the Palestinian Authority looting the stores, and their arrogance is clear in the suggestive theft of theft. One day, when I tried to document this, a Palestinian officer grabbed me violently, tore the camera from my hand, and destroyed it on the ground. This was not just an attack, it was an attack on my right in martyrdom. The officer’s aggression stopped except when a group of women interfered, forcing him to retreat at a rare moment of restraint.

I knew the risks to be a journalist in Gaza and like other media workers, I learned to move in it. But the fear I felt near the Palestinian Authority’s ambush points was unlike anything else. This was because there was never logic of their aggressive actions and there is no way to expect when they might run you.

Walking near the Palestinian Authority forces, such as entering a minefield. One moment, there was an illusion in safety, and the other, and I faced the brutality of those who are supposed to be your protection. This uncertainty and tension are more terrifying that they are in the battlefield.

Years later, I would like to cover the continuous Israeli drones for E -Israeli drones and the increasing threat of air strikes. It was dangerous but predicted – much more than the actions of the Palestinian Authority.

Under the Palestinian Authority, we learned to speak in the code. Journalists with fear of revenge. It is often referred to the Palestinian Authority in the name of “the sons of the Israeli occupation” – a dark recognition of its collusion.

While the Palestinian Authority was fighting to stay in power in Gaza after losing in the 2006 elections against Hamas, its brutality escalated. In May 2007, the gunmen were killed in the uniform of the Presidential Guard, journalist Suleiman Abdel -Ibrahim Al -Ashi and media worker Mohamed Mattar Abd. It was an execution aimed at sending a clear message to those who saw it.

When Hamas took over, its government imposed restrictions on press freedoms, but censorship was inconsistent. Once, while documenting the new Policwomen section, it was ordered to show my photos to the Hamas officer so that he could monitor any image he considered uncommon. I often managed to overcome these restrictions by changing my memory cards proactively.

The officers were not fond of anyone who ignored their orders, but instead of the explicit punishment, they resorted to the plays of simple authority – investment operations or cancellation of unnecessary access or provocations. Unlike the Palestinian Authority, Hamas did not work within the coordination system with the Israeli forces to suppress the press, but the restrictions faced by journalists still create an environment of uncertainty and self -control. However, any violation on their part has been met with Swift International’s condemnation – which is rarely faced by PA, despite its systematic repression.

After losing control of Gaza, the Palestinian Authority turned its focus into the West Bank, and intensify its campaign to suppress the media. The beliefs, the oppression of violence, and the silence of critical sounds have become common. Their cooperation with Israel was not negative; It was active. From monitoring to violence campaigns, they play a decisive role in maintaining the current situation, and suffocating any opposition that challenges its strength and occupation.

In 2016, the Palestinian Authority’s complicity became more clear when they coordinated with the Israeli authorities in arresting prominent journalists and journalistic freedom advocacy Omar Nazal, who criticized Ramallah on how to deal with the killing of Palestinian citizen Omar Al -Kaif at her embassy in Bulgaria.

In 2017, the Palestinian Authority launched a campaign to intimidate, as it arrested five journalists from various outlets.

In 2019, the Palestinian Authority prevented the news network, a media outlet led by a youth who gained tremendous popularity. This was part of a Blore The Ramallah Judge Court, which prevented access to 24 other news sites and social media pages, imposed on it.

In 2021, after the death of the activist Al -Nawda Banat in the Palestinian Authority’s nursery, its forces raised this, its forces sought Shout Journalists and the media that cover them.

In this context, the possibility of the Palestinian Authority to return to Gaza in the wake of the ceasefire agreement raises serious fears for journalists who have already endured the horrors of genocide. For those who survived, this may mean a new chapter of repression that reflects the history of control over the Palestinian Authority, arrests and strangulation of press freedoms.

Despite the serious threats faced by Palestinian journalists from Israel and those who pretend to represent the Palestinian people, they persevere. Their action exceeds the borders, which reflects a common struggle against tyranny. She not only talks about the Palestinian issue, but also to the broader issue for liberation, justice and dignity.

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