Palestinian privilege. What is it? Well, the term “privilege” in a colloquial sense refers to advantages that certain individuals enjoy because they belong to a group that has maneuvered itself into an advantageous position. Perhaps you have heard of “white privilege,” this is defined as societal privileges that benefit white people. Other people have privilege too, and the Palestinians are one of them.



It is time to talk about Palestinian privilege. The Palestinian people enjoy many advantages and benefits, both overt and covert, that no other nation has ever experienced or probably will ever experience. This occurs for two reasons. One, the Palestinians are principally Muslims and Arabs. Second, the Palestinians are in conflict against Israel. The privilege that they enjoy manifests itself in many ways that has been discussed on this blog. Today we are going to showcase a few examples.

Palestinian privilege at the United Nations.

The most obvious place that you can find Palestinian privilege is at the United Nations. Palestinians have 250 million fellow Arabs who defend everything that they do, and 1.5 billion Muslims who often claim to “stand in solidarity” with them. The Arab/Muslim states freely use their influence in the UN to attack Israel and protect the Palestinians from criticism. How else does Palestinian privilege manifest itself here?

Well, Palestinians are the only people to have their own private UN refugee agency, UNRWA, that provides them with food, clothing, education and housing, all for free. UNRWA is completely bereft of UN oversight, even when it has been caught teaching Palestinian children to hate and kill Jewish people.



Palestinian privilege is receiving welfare from the cradle to the grave, even though you live better than most of your fellow Arabs.

The Palestinians are also the only people on Earth to have their own personal definition of refugee: only Palestinians can pass refugee status to their children. 750,000 Palestinian “refugees” existed when UNRWA was formed, it now serves 5 million. Palestinians are still considered refugees even though they are citizens of their own state, a state which they claim has always existed and has been recognized by a majority of the world. Why then do they still receive services and get to call themselves “refugees?” Palestinian privilege.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of “genocide” at the United Nations in 2014. He knew this is a lie. Everyone in the room knew it was a lie, yet they cheered him on anyway. Why? Palestinian privilege.

Despite the fact that Palestinians receive more international financial aid per capita than any other group of people in the world, they continue to expect more. Palestinians complain when other nations don’t just hand them free money, and play for sympathy in front of TV news cameras when their leaders mishandle the aid they do get. Meanwhile, there are millions of people slowly starving to death around the world. If only they had Palestinian privilege.



Palestinian privilege appears at the Olympics as well. Palestinians are the only non-state actor to participate in the Olympics, which they have since 1996. Tibetans cannot. Neither can Kurds or other stateless actors. This despite the fact that the Palestinians are the only people who have broken the code of international brotherhood surrounding the Olympics and murdered Olympic athletes in cold blood. Why then are they still allowed to compete? Palestinian privilege.

Palestinian privilege and international law.

Palestine’s relationship with international law is one of the most blatant examples of Palestinian privilege. Since even before the state of Israel’s founding, Palestinians have committed all manner of war crimes against Israeli civilians, including suicide bombings, stabbings, hijackings, and the cold blood murder of children. The Palestinian leadership is explicitly genocidal in its intentions, yet faces no consequences for this. Even today Palestinians continue to commit war crimes as their terrorists hide among the civilian population before attacking Israeli soldiers and civilians.



Palestinians have not just committed war crimes against Israelis. They have targeted and killed Americans, American diplomats, Scots, Britons, other Arabs, and even their own supporters. Yet despite all this they have to face ostracism, censure, or any sort of consequences for their actions from the international community. Why? Palestinian privilege.

The blatant disregard that Palestinians have for international law and basic morality would be bad enough, except that when it comes to Israel suddenly they turn into legal scholars. It is here that we see the effect that Palestinian privilege has on the individual. Palestinian foreign minister announced in 2013 that they would be going to the ICC because of Israeli settlements. Any conversation with a Palestinian supporter will likely result in them citing “international law” for why Israel is in the wrong within five minutes. Yet that same international law never seems to apply to the Palestinians.

Palestinian privilege is blatantly ignoring international law, yet expecting it to apply to your enemies.

Stay tuned for next time when we talk about Palestinian privilege on the individual level.

