Abbas intends to end all agreements and understandings with Israel. What does that mean for Palestinians? Opinion | AbirKopty
A few days ago, President Mahmoud Abbas declared an end to all "agreements and understandings" signed with Israel and US, and that Israel would now have to "shoulder all responsibilities and obligations in front of the international community as an occupying power over the territory of the occupied state of Palestine".
Hijacked by the Palestinian Authority , the PLO has been subject to power struggles among different Palestinian factions, while dominated by the Fatah, Abbas’s party, it has lost its weight for a long time. The third problem with these statements is that they are hollow. Of course, such a decision is not easy to make and requires a lot of thinking and thorough planning.
As part of the Oslo process, following the Oslo agreement signed between Israel and the PLO in 1993, Israel has transferred some of its powers and responsibilities as the occupying force to the interim Palestinian Authority including responsibilities in the sphere of education and culture, social welfare, health, tourism, and direct taxation. If an agreement ended with Israel, that would mean handing back control over health, education, welfare, and more.
Who will make sure children will still go to schools and get a proper education? Who will pay the teachers if there is no Palestinian Authority? Abbas’s vague statements were never followed by a clear comprehensive plan of what exactly is going to happen.
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