PA Chairman Abu Mazen opposes fighting terrorism in the West Bank without receiving a proper political return which he can present as a political achievement to his people.
Officials in the PA claim that a war on terror could lead to a civil war in the West Bank and that Abu Mazen will not end his reign as an executive contractor of Israeli security.
The phenomenon of PA security personnel participating in terrorist attacks against Israel is not new and has existed since the Oslo Accords.
PA security personnel refrain from terrorist acts against Israel only when it serves the interests of the PA and according to the instructions of the PA chairman, That is, of Abu Mazen and before of Yasser Arafat.
PA Chairman Abu Mazen is trying to blackmail Israel, he sees the new wave of terrorism that broke out in the field as a lever to pressure Israel in everything related to the creation of a “political horizon” and the renewal of negotiations on the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Abu Mazen pushes Israel into a corner, another IDF operation in the West Bank in the style of “Protective Shield” may also bring Abu Mazen closer to the end of his rule.
The PA Chairman Abu Mazen’s rule has weakened, he has completely lost control of the Jenin and Nablus regions and a security vacuum has been created in the area which is being filled by armed terrorists.
Abu Mazen’s political and public status is at a low ebb, which limits his ability to send the PA’s security forces to enforce law and order in the northern West Bank.
The Israeli security establishment fears the escalation in the West Bank and the possibility of an armed popular intifada breaking out by the end of the year.
The PA’s power on the ground is weakening, the succession battle at the top of the PA is intensifying and the political echelon must make a decision on a major military operation in northern West bank to curb the spread of terrorist activity.
In the West Bank there are alarming signs of security escalation and Iran is pushing the Islamic Jihad to try and take over the northern West Bank.
Israel’s security officials and the Palestinian Authority are dealing with a new young generation in the West Bank that was born after the second intifada and tends to adopt the path of armed struggle.
The end of the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip enables Israel to refocus on the northern West Bank and uproot from it the terrorist infrastructure of the Islamic Jihad organization.
Bassam al-Saadi, who was arrested by Israel, is a central figure in Iran’s effort to establish, through the Islamic Jihad, its front outpost in order to start a war of attrition against Israel.
The IDF “breaking Dawn” operation against the Islamic Jihad continues and there are no indications of an imminent ceasefire. Israel has some achievements, but restoring deterrence requires increasing pressure on the Islamic Jihad in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
PA Chairman Abu Mazen opposes fighting terrorism in the West Bank without receiving a proper political return which he can present as a political achievement to his people.
Officials in the PA claim that a war on terror could lead to a civil war in the West Bank and that Abu Mazen will not end his reign as an executive contractor of Israeli security.
The phenomenon of PA security personnel participating in terrorist attacks against Israel is not new and has existed since the Oslo Accords.
PA security personnel refrain from terrorist acts against Israel only when it serves the interests of the PA and according to the instructions of the PA chairman, That is, of Abu Mazen and before of Yasser Arafat.
PA Chairman Abu Mazen is trying to blackmail Israel, he sees the new wave of terrorism that broke out in the field as a lever to pressure Israel in everything related to the creation of a “political horizon” and the renewal of negotiations on the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Abu Mazen pushes Israel into a corner, another IDF operation in the West Bank in the style of “Protective Shield” may also bring Abu Mazen closer to the end of his rule.
The PA Chairman Abu Mazen’s rule has weakened, he has completely lost control of the Jenin and Nablus regions and a security vacuum has been created in the area which is being filled by armed terrorists.
Abu Mazen’s political and public status is at a low ebb, which limits his ability to send the PA’s security forces to enforce law and order in the northern West Bank.
The Israeli security establishment fears the escalation in the West Bank and the possibility of an armed popular intifada breaking out by the end of the year.
The PA’s power on the ground is weakening, the succession battle at the top of the PA is intensifying and the political echelon must make a decision on a major military operation in northern West bank to curb the spread of terrorist activity.
In the West Bank there are alarming signs of security escalation and Iran is pushing the Islamic Jihad to try and take over the northern West Bank.
Israel’s security officials and the Palestinian Authority are dealing with a new young generation in the West Bank that was born after the second intifada and tends to adopt the path of armed struggle.
The end of the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip enables Israel to refocus on the northern West Bank and uproot from it the terrorist infrastructure of the Islamic Jihad organization.
Bassam al-Saadi, who was arrested by Israel, is a central figure in Iran’s effort to establish, through the Islamic Jihad, its front outpost in order to start a war of attrition against Israel.
The IDF “breaking Dawn” operation against the Islamic Jihad continues and there are no indications of an imminent ceasefire. Israel has some achievements, but restoring deterrence requires increasing pressure on the Islamic Jihad in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
