Global Response
Biden Admin 'Looks Forward' to Working With Palestinian Authority Despite Security Force Terror Attacks
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
2.4.24
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The article criticizes the Biden administration's policy towards Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), emphasizing recent interactions between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and PA President Mahmoud Abbas. Blinken expressed support for working with the new PA cabinet to promote peace, security, and prosperity, while underscoring the U.S. commitment to an independent Palestinian state. However, the article argues that the PA, under Abbas, has failed to exert effective control, prevent terrorist attacks, and instead has endorsed and glorified violence against Israelis. Recent attacks by PA security force members on Israelis highlight the deteriorating situation and the PA's inability to provide security. The article concludes that seeking to establish an independent Palestinian state under the PA's control is impractical and dangerous for Israel.