T. Belman. Ganz is a putz. He is committed to stregthening the PA even though they continue to support terrorism and build illegally in Area C. Gants wants to improve “important ties we have with the Palestinian Authority, which I believe we need to strengthen,”. Gantz also got the Israeli government to loan to the PA all the money it has withheld from them.
This article is very unclear as to where these individuals are currently residing. Sometimes it says the West Bank”. Sometimes “Judea and Samaria”. Really? It should be either Area A, Area B or Area C.
It does say though Ramallah cannot issue valid identity cards on its own without Israeli approval, which has left many Palestinians unable to secure documentation.”. What is left entirely unclear is who is at fault. My guess is the the PA won’t issue residence permits in Area A or B even with Israel approval.
Move was first announced this summer as part of Defense Minister Gantz’s effort to strengthen Palestinian Authority
By AARON BOXERMAN and JUDAH ARI GROSS, TOI 19 October 2021,
Palestinians and their spouses protest to demand West Bank residency cards in front of the PA’s Civil Affairs Commission in Ramallah (courtesy: Alaa Mutair)
Israel announced on Tuesday it had officially legalized the status of 4,000 Palestinians in the West Bank, following a decade-long freeze in which almost no such requests were authorized.
The move was part of the government’s ongoing effort — led by Defense Minister Benny Gantz — to strengthen the Palestinian Authority. Senior PA official Hussein al-Sheikh said in a statement that the names of those approved would be announced later on Tuesday.
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