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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-772553
The Palestinian Authority Cannot Govern Gaza
(Jerusalem Post) Sander Gerber and Ezra Gontownik - On Nov. 1, Secretary of State Antony Blinken floated that a "revitalized" Palestinian Authority (PA) might oversee Gaza after Israel hopefully cripples Hamas' military and governing capabilities. This would be a terrible mistake. After Israel's unilateral disengagement from Gaza in 2005, the PA was put in charge of the territory and failed miserably to maintain power or order, or to bring any peace or growth. It is the PA's "pay for slay" program that will provide financial rewards to families of the thousands of Hamas terrorists killed and captured on Oct. 7. The reality is that the PA financially incentivizes and rewards terror that targets Jews and Israelis. The powers-that-be must not settle on a failed, corrupt, and terror-sponsoring PA to govern Gaza after Israel defeats Hamas. Sander Gerber, a member of the steering committee of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, is also a member of the State Department's Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (MEPPA) advisory board. Ezra Gontownik is co-founder and president of Kol HaNearim, a nonprofit supporting at-risk Israeli youth.