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Former PA Minister: There Is Mistrust between the Palestinian People and Their Leaders
(MEMRI) Former PA Prisoners' Affairs Minister Ashraf Al-Ajrami wrote in Al-Ayyam (PA) on Aug. 7, 2019: "There has recently been a noticeable decline in the Palestinian masses' responsiveness to calls by the leaders and factions from across the political and ideological spectrum. For instance, people did not take part in an important protest in Ramallah against the dangerous Bahrain workshop - there were fewer protestors than there were journalists and photographers. Even in Gaza there is a noticeable decline in participation in the weekly marches." "There are many reasons for the drop in the popular activity....One reason is that there is a government that has created a clear differentiation between the citizens and the officials, such that the officials have distanced themselves from the people and become a separate class with extra benefits and privileges....There is a constant overwhelming stream of complaints against the PA and its officials....The public feels that it has no means of settling accounts with those who they think are not meeting their obligations, are corrupt, or are taking advantage of their position."