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PA leaders meet with Israel, threaten to end security coordination
PA leaders meet with Israel, threaten to end security coordination
March 3, 2016 12:21 P.M. (Updated: March 3, 2016 12:27 P.M.)
http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=770538
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A delegation from the Palestinian Authority (PA)
officially warned Israeli authorities several days ago that the Palestinian
government would end its security coordination with Israel if the state did
not “commit to past agreements,” a member of the PLO executive committee
told Ma’an.
Wassel Abu Youssef said the head of PA Intelligence Majed Faraj, as well as
the Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh and head of PA
preventive security Ziyad Hab al-Reeh, met with an Israeli security
delegation to deliver the warning.
The PA delegation informed their Israeli counterparts that the PLO Central
Council came to an official decision to work towards ending security
coordination with Israel if the “current situation” were to continue, Abu
Youssef said.
Abu Youssef stressed that Palestinian leadership does not fear the
consequences of ending security coordination, as Israel is already “carrying
out an open war against Palestinians.”
He added that the decision to end security coordination has the support of
other Arab countries.
Abu Youssef said PA leaderships expects to be contacted by Israeli
authorities trying to challenge the Palestinian government and to pressure
the PA to reconsider its stance.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made the same announcement during a
speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Oct. 30.
While many understood the president’s speech to be groundbreaking, no clear
changes have been made in regards to security cooperation between the PA and
Israel in occupied Palestinian territory.
Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=70125
