The PA exposes its dependence on Israel and the international community
Ramona Wadi- PA is not in a position to decide options and measures, throttled as it is by the same entities that fund its existence, and for which Israel's presence remains a priority, over even the
Palestinian Authority leader, Mahmoud Abbas’s UN General Assembly speech will remain a reference for a while longer. As Israel plans further settlement expansion, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the spokesman for Abbas, said that Israel’s settlement expansion “will push the Palestinian leadership to accelerate its implementation of the ultimatum” announced during the UNGA speech. Israel, Abbas said, has one year to withdraw to the 1967 borders, or else the PA will rescind its recognition of Israel’s right to exist.
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