(Jerusalem Post) Lior Akerman - The Palestinian Authority, established 24 years ago, has still not developed its own economy and has continued to rely entirely on Israel's. The refugee camps in the West Bank today look exactly as they did when Israel pulled out of these areas in 1991. The PA has done nothing to improve the status or living conditions of the people living there. Fatah leaders understand that Abbas will not make any significant decisions before the end of his term, and the struggle to succeed him began two or three years ago. While there are a number of candidates who want to replace him and inherit his leadership, this may result in a murderous gang war that continues until one gains an advantage over his adversaries. Another possibility is that Hamas will take control of the PA institutions in the West Bank as a result of disorder and lack of leadership. The writer is a former brigadier-general who served as a division head in the Israel Security Agency.
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