The message of Palestinian officials to Israel: Security coordination in the West Bank will be reduced
On the Palestinian side, they have sent messages to Israel that the US peace plan is a "kind of show" designed to serve Netanyahu and Trump. According to them, if young Palestinians arrive in demonstrations in the coming days, the Palestinian security forces will not intervene. The IDF will increase forces in Judea and Samaria
The message of Palestinian officials to Israel: Security coordination in the West Bank will be reduced
Editing: Asaf DruryFollowing the release of the US "century deal", Palestinian officials sent clear messages Wednesday to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to continue security coordination - but to reduce it. This means that if young Palestinians arrive at the border fence in the next few days, Violent protests in the squares, Palestinian security forces will not intervene or be sent there as was the case in the past.
According to the messages conveyed by Palestinian interlocutors to the Israeli side, the program is political and constitutes a "kind of show" intended to serve Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump. According to them, as long as there is no sweeping support for the process - the plan will not be implemented. Another point raised in the dialogue between the parties is the military activity in the refugee camps. According to Palestinian estimates, the IDF will reduce activity in the coming days in particularly violent refugee camps in Judea and Samaria, except during exceptional events.
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Against the background of the tensions surrounding the publication of the plan, the IDF decided to reinforce the fighting forces in Judea and Samaria and Gaza. According to an IDF spokesman, the decision was made in accordance with an assessment that is ongoing in the IDF. The Jordan, which was decided yesterday - hours before Trump and Netanyahu presented the peace plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the White House.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas During an Emergency Meeting of the Palestinian Leadership Following the Announcement of the Century Plan January 28, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)