CDHR Analysis: People from all kinds of political and ethnic background are asking why Arab autocracies and populations are not showing public support for the Palestinians during the carnage in Gaza. After decades of trumpeting their support for restoring “occupied Palestine” to the Palestinian people, the ruling Arab regimes have proven time and again that their overt pronouncements are not only misleading but contrary to their objectives as stated here. The Arab regimes’ (including the Hamas leadership) top priority is to rule for life at any cost, including eliminating their critics and suppressing peaceful pro-democracy movements, as amply demonstrated by the Saudi-led coalition of counterrevolutionary states to ensure that freedom of expression and democratic movements, akin to the 2010-2011 Arab Spring, never happen again. The massive pan-Arab uprising of 2010-2011 was instigated by persistent political repression, lack of opportunities and by increasing numbers of 21st century-educated youth yearning for