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Source: https://www.jns.org/domestic-politics-at-play-as-us-insists-on-two-state-solution/
U.S. Knows Having PA Take Over in Gaza Is a Non-Starter
(JNS) Israel Kasnett - On Saturday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "As of this moment, the Palestinian Authority senior leadership simply refuses to condemn the [Oct. 7] massacre, and some of them even praise it openly. They will control Gaza on 'the day after'? Haven't we learned anything? As the Prime Minister of Israel, I will not allow that to happen." According to John Hannah, a Senior Fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) in Washington, the Biden administration "knows full well that a Palestinian state is a complete non-starter for the foreseeable future." The PA in its current state is "ineffective, corrupt and completely illegitimate in the eyes of its own people. It can't even fight terrorism in Jenin. Why in the world would any Israeli agree to put it in charge of security in Gaza, especially after the existential horror of Oct. 7 that was celebrated by Palestinian society across the board - not only in Gaza but in the PA as well?" According to a poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) last week, 75% of Palestinians (82% in the West Bank) believe Hamas' atrocities were justified.