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Source: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1t1qk8009
Palestinian Leadership Plans to Increase Pressure on U.S. ahead of Biden's Visit
(Ynet News) Elior Levy - Palestinian sources told Ynet on Thursday that the Palestinian leadership has agreed on a tactic to stir international pressure and turn the screws on the White House in order to score lucrative overtures from the Americans. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is considering moves to suspend its 1994 recognition of Israel as well as security ties with Jerusalem. Palestinian sources said, "If President Biden intends to come to the meeting with [Abbas] offering only a modest economic relief package, then it is better that he not come at all." As part of the Palestinian pressure campaign, Abbas scolded U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call on Tuesday for what he considered "the international community's lack of action against Israel and its actions" and Washington's silence on "Israeli provocations."