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Source: http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/robert-fulford-the-plight-of-palestinian-women
The Plight of Palestinian Women
(National Post-Canada) Robert Fulford - The position of women today in the West Bank and Gaza provides chilling insight into what life in a Palestinian state will be like if that state ever becomes a reality According to the official daily paper of the PA, Al-Hayat al-Jadida, about half of Palestinian women have been exposed to domestic violence. In 2014 a senior official in the PA Ministry of Women's Affairs reported a 100% increase in "family honor" killings. Zainab Al-Ghneimi, who runs the Women's Legal Counselling Center, believes that a Palestinian husband assumes the right of ownership. Typically, Al-Ghneimi says, a man believes he has bought the woman and paid for her. She has become his property and must obey his orders. The PA newspaper claims that many women accept violence as their due.