August 25, 2022 | The National Interest
Palestine 194 Distracts from Abbas’ Despotism
Western governments should make clear to Abbas that Palestine 194 is a dead end.
August 25, 2022 | The National Interest
Palestine 194 Distracts from Abbas’ Despotism
Western governments should make clear to Abbas that Palestine 194 is a dead end.
Mahmoud Abbas visited Germany last week to build international support for the Palestine 194 campaign—an attempt to achieve Palestinian statehood via UN approval rather than negotiating with Israel. The odds are long, but the Palestinian Authority (PA) president often turns to promises of statehood to distract from his increasing authoritarianism. Yet rather than galvanizing support, Abbas is actually empowering his nemesis—Hamas.