Cabinet said to hold anguished debate on what to do if PA collapses
Source: Times of Israel
Netanyahu convenes meeting after Kerry visit fails to yield results on steps to reduce tensions amid terror wave, according to report
he security cabinet held marathon discussions over the past several days over the possibility of the Palestinian Authority collapsing and what Israel should do if such an event were to occur, Haaretz reported.
The talks, initiated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, came after this week’s visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who met with the PM and with PA President Mahmoud Abbas separately in Jerusalem and Ramallah.
According to the report, after Kerry failed to make progress on the Palestinian front, Netanyahu convened the cabinet to discuss recently acquired information that the Palestinians were planning new processes against Israel in the diplomatic arena.
One move the PA has considered, as reported in the past, is to approach the UN Security Council or the General Assembly to push through a resolution demanding international protection for the Palestinian people “in the occupied State of Palestine.” Another possibility, also reported in the past, is revoking the Palestine Liberation Organization’s recognition of Israel, which formed the basis of the 1993 Oslo Accords.
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