The "reform document" submitted by the Palestinian Authority to the Conference of Donor States does not include a plan to reduce incitement against Israel, according to a copy of the document obtained by Israel Today.
The Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Muhammad Eshtiyah, did not attend the Donor Conference, which opened last week in Brussels, empty-handed.
He made sure to bring with him the "Reform Plan."
A 40-page paper with a comprehensive plan to carry out reforms in the Palestinian Authority in a number of areas.
US and Europe are pressing
The paper was forced on the Palestinians.
A lot of pressure was put on PA Chairman Abu Mazen to carry out institutional, legal and social reforms, which also include measures to combat public corruption.
The Europeans urged the Palestinians to formulate a comprehensive plan, and the Americans have also stepped up pressure on this issue since the Biden administration entered the White House.
The Palestinian need for a document increased following the delay in financial assistance from Europe to the PA.
Some EU countries, led by the Hungarian representative, have demanded that Palestinians delete anti-Israel content from textbooks in the past year and set this as a condition for transferring funds to the PA.
Part of the document,
The delay in the transfer of aid, along with the dwindling external donations to the Palestinian Authority coffers, has exacerbated the economic situation in the territories.
In Ramallah, they concluded that they could no longer evade the demands of the international community as easily as they had in the past, and that they should present to donor countries steps to signal a willingness to reform Palestinian institutions, the public system and the courts to expedite aid.
However, the reform plan presented by the PA Prime Minister Eshetia at the conference, which was formulated under the guidance of Abu Mazen, does not signal a willingness to make significant changes in reducing incitement against Israel, on the contrary. Distort information and steal the heritage and folklore of the Palestinians. "
Because of the desperate need
"A battle is being waged over the narrative that dominates the conflict. The goal should be to secure the Palestinian narrative and promote it. In order to challenge the Israeli falsifications of Palestinian historical facts, ties must be built for international organizations," the document said.
"Our embassies around the world and the media must withstand all efforts to falsify the Palestinian narrative. Therefore the government will strengthen its media presence, among other things, based on a recent initiative to launch a satellite TV station for young people, in addition to the existing official TV channel."
The leadership in Ramallah desperately needs money and presents to the world an ambitious reform program.
As stated, not only does it not contain measures to reduce incitement against Israel, but it also includes accusations that are ostensibly intended to justify the Palestinians continuing to attack it.
However, among parts of Ramallah, the understanding has recently permeated that incitement and salary payments to terrorists are delays in receiving international support and assistance, and that changes in these two issues need to be examined.
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