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Source: https://jcpa.org/mahmoud-abbas-fears-an-armed-intifada-in-the-west-bank/
Mahmoud Abbas Fears an Armed Intifada in the West Bank
(JCPA) Yoni Ben Menachem - Senior Palestinian Authority officials accuse Israel of responsibility for the recent wave of terrorism in the West Bank and claim that the primary catalyst is the entry of IDF forces into city centers and refugee camps. Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is concerned that the recent escalation in the West Bank could undermine the stability of his rule if it spreads to all areas of the West Bank. The PA chairman opposes a third intifada and fears it will topple his regime. The important thing for him now is to keep his throne and transfer power in an orderly manner to his heir apparent, Hussein al-Sheikh. The Palestinian street in the West Bank is not interested in an intifada now and knows there is no purpose to the current wave of violence and that it will eventually disappear.