Abbas mixes in Israel’s election by ordering massive Palestinian construction in banned West Bank areas

DEBKA

Mahmoud Abbas has directed his Palestinian Authority officials to embark on a massive construction project in all parts of the West Bank, effectively tearing up the A, B and C regions mandated by the 1993 Oslo peace framework accords. Under those accords, A is under full Palestinian security control, B is held jointly, and C is controlled by Israel. Abbas (Abu Mazen) has now ordered the PA administration and security officials to initiate unauthorized building projects in all three sectors without applying for permits from the Israeli Civil Administration.

According to DEBKAfile’s sources, this directive applies in the first stage to the 30,000 housing units that were denied Israeli building permits. As an added incentive for builders, the PA is laying out generous financing from funds donated by European sources.

Abu Mazen’s step shreds up a fundamental ingredient of the Oslo peace accords. He intends it to reach Israeli popular notice in time to stunningly embarrass Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his Likud in their run for re-election on September 17. Already under pressure from the nationalist-religious parties in line for his post-election coalition, as well as Avigdor Lieberman’s bid to unseat him, the prime minister is about to find himself cornered by Abu Mazen into making a a strong response to the flagrant Palestinian violation of their accord. That will bring the centrist and left-wing opposition parties, led by Blue-White, in full cry against the Likud leader.

With powerful European sources at their back, the Palestinians have also just obtained partial support for their step from US President Donald Trump’s senior advisers, Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, who are currently touring Arab capitals. They see Israel’s election campaign as their chance to gain traction in the Palestinian camp. Netanyahu’s initiative last week to approve 700 new Palestinian housing units in the Israeli-control C sector failed to divert Abu Mazen from his plan to create mayhem in Israel’s election race.

August 5, 2019 | 8 Comments »

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  1. So Vote for the UNION of Right Wing Parties as their agenda is clearly to apply Israeli Sovereignty to Area C and destroy illegal Arab Construction. That will have to do at least until the Mosiach comes.

    Shaked makes it very clear they intend to push for applying Israeli Law to all Jewish Towns in Judea/Samaria plus all of Area C.

  2. @ Bear Klein:
    “High Time” Is LONG PAST!
    The ‘Problem’ IS- WHO EXACTLY is The ‘ISRAEL’ to whom you refer?
    If it’s the EU/Elite-Israeli-Mafia Controlled Bagatz-GOI-CivilAdmin.-Police-Security Establ., you’re dreaming!

    ONLY Civilian Protest/Pressure (particularly at the Voting Booths) can/will make ANY DIFFERENCE.
    But that is HIGHLY UNLIKELY to occur without a UNIFYING LEADER(ship).

    So best bet is- to keep praying for Moshiach NOW!

  3. Bravo “Palestinians”.
    If Jews had even 1/2 of the courage and determination to stand on our Truth as what Arabs have to stand on their lie, we’d have not be in this situation.
    But we continue our politicing, twisting, and inventing clever tactics, winning battles here and there and losing the big war.
    It is time to bide the bullet, stop being tactical and be strategic, or word public opinion will crash us.
    Martin Sherman has given a clear near-mathematical proof for the ONLY option that can work —> ARABS OUT!
    HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAND FOR IT!

  4. Inform abb’arse what goes up comes down. Area a he do as he pleases as long as does not impede on Israeli security. He will have to set up his own water, hydro etc supply. Area c all he builds there will come down after its completed, billing for clean up will be 75% to him and 75% to e u and or u n. Area b can be built to Israeli standards then occupied by Jews/Israelis. Green number plated autos will not be allowed outside a and b. His copter is grounded, no more crossing at the Jordon river.
    But all this is fantasy as nutunyahoo don’t have the nuts.

  5. Time for Israel to apply its Civil Law to all of Area C as a response plus a vigorous program of destroying any illegal building in Area C.