Perverse Incentives Discourage Palestinian Leaders from Making Peace
A look into the Biden administration’s emerging Middle East Policy.
May 4, 2021
Most Palestinians don’t favor distributing cash to terrorists.
Pursuant to a 1987 act of Congress, in 2018, the U.S. government shut down the Washington, DC diplomatic office of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The PLO’s head, Mahmoud Abbas, has been lobbying for the mission to be reopened; David Pollock and Sander Gerber explain why the White House shouldn’t accede to his request so long the organization continues to fund terrorism:
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And their anti-Semitic roots.
Most Palestinians don’t favor distributing cash to terrorists.
Another once-flourishing community comes to an end.
Two scribes, taking turns.