US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas could “reform” the Palestinian Authority and take over governance functions in the Gaza Strip after Israel's war with Hamas terrorists ends. He said he trusted him.
era of israel reportResponding to a question about Prime Minister Abbas' efforts to reform the PA, Blinken said: “What I learned from this meeting is that he is committed to it and very ready to move forward. '' he told AFP in Bahrain.
Tuesday marked the 19th anniversary of Abbas's election as PA president. He is currently in the 20th year of his first four-year term.
Abbas is a notorious anti-Semite who has drawn criticism from pro-Palestinian governments in the West in recent months for his abusive comments against Jews and his support for Adolf Hitler. He wrote his Ph.D. A paper that minimizes the Holocaust.
Additionally, Prime Minister Abbas has refused to abolish the PA's “pay-for-kill” policy, which pays stipends to Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prisons and pensions to the families of deceased Palestinian terrorists. represents a loss of US taxpayer money. . Prime Minister Abbas has also named public buildings in the West Bank after terrorists, and Pennsylvania's official media routinely reports anti-Semitism and anti-Israel hatred.
Perhaps most important from a Palestinian perspective is the fact that Prime Minister Abbas and the Palestinian Authority are generally considered hopelessly corrupt.even atlantic ocean I got it.87% of Palestinians believe the PA is corrupt and 78% want Abbas to resign.
Blinken did not say why he believed Abbas would reform the PA. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out any role for the PA in post-Hamas Gaza, which the PA ruled until it was ousted in a Hamas coup in 2007.
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