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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/06/19/the-best-time-to-implement-sovereignty-initiative-is-now/
Israel Ministry of Intelligence Looks at Timing of Sovereignty Initiative
(Israel Hayom) Ariel Kahana - A recent analysis by the Israel Ministry of Intelligence determined that now is the best time to implement the sovereignty initiative in parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley. An outbreak of violence is not expected and relations with Arab countries are seen to return to normal in short order. "[The initiative] improves the starting conditions of future negotiations with the Palestinians for Israel and crystallizes the cost of Palestinian rejection of peace talks, and therefore could spur [the Palestinians] back to the negotiation table in an effort to halt additional phases," the analysis said. "After a wave of diplomatic protests, mainly by governments, the extension of Israeli law won't rouse the Arab street against the regimes. The absence of agitation in the streets will make it clear to Arab leaders that the Palestinian issue isn't a threat to them. Internalization of this insight could in the mid-term provide a platform for improving ties with Israel, without waiting for an Israeli-Palestinian arrangement."