On video: The head of the Shin Bet, Ronan Bar, at the conference of the Institute for Anti-Terrorism Policy at Reichman University (Reichman University)
The head of the Shin Bet Ronan Bar is expected to participate tomorrow (Sunday) together with national security advisor Tzachi Hangabi at the security summit in Aqaba whose existence was revealed in Walla! and which will be attended by representatives of the USA, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Egypt, according to Israeli sources who are aware of the preparations for the summit.
Head of the Shin Bet Ronan Bar (Photo: Paul, Mark Israel Salem)
why is it important:
Bar's participation in the summit indicates the great importance that the Shin Bet attaches to trying to prevent the collapse of the Palestinian Authority and strengthen it as a means of curbing the security escalation in the West Bank into a third intifada.
More in Walla!
Following the operation in Nablus: the PA threatens to cancel a security summit with the USA, Israel, Jordan and Egypt
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The Palestinians threatened to boycott the summit after the operation in Nablus.
Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen (Photo: Reuters)
In the news center:
Since the operation in Nablus on Wednesday, the Palestinians have threatened to boycott the summit and have demanded guarantees in advance from the US that Israel will stop the raids on Palestinian cities in the West Bank. On Friday it was reported in "Kan" that the Palestinians will reach the summit and it will take place
. in Aqaba and will end around 17:00. From the Palestinian side, the Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh, who is responsible for the communication channel with Netanyahu's office, the head of intelligence Majed Faraj and Abu Mazen's political adviser Majdi al-Khaldi will arrive at the meeting
. The Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and the head of intelligence Ahmed Hosni will come to the meeting. From the Egyptian side, the head of intelligence Abbas Kamal will come, and from the American side, the holder of the Middle East portfolio in the White House, Brett McGurk, the American assistant secretary of state for the Middle East, Barbara Leaf, and the envoy for Palestinian affairs, Hadi Amar, will come.
National Security Council chief Tzachi Hanegbi with White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shlomi Amsalem / Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Behind the Scenes:
• Sources briefed on the details of the preparations for the summit said that the main purpose of the meeting is to try and anchor the understandings reached by the Negev and Al-Sheikh about a week ago and which led to the cancellation of the vote in the Security Council on the proposed resolution against the settlements
.
• The understandings between the parties, which also included a reduction of IDF activity in Palestinian cities, exploded within a few days when the operation in Nablus took place in which 11 Palestinians, some of them civilians, were killed, and another 100 were injured. • The Jordanians, Egyptians and Americans hope that if the understandings are signed in their presence, both sides
will Much more to violate them because then they will be accused of responsibility for the escalation.
What they say:
• The General Security Service refused to comment on the schedule of the head of the Shin Bet.
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