For years, Israel and the United States have promoted and protected the Palestinian Authority and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, despite the P.A.’s murderous incitement against Israel and Jews and its ongoing violation of America’s Taylor Force Act, forbidding payment of “salaries” to terrorists and their families. How does that mesh with Israel’s primary obligation—to protect the citizens of Israel? Is there a larger strategy at work?
Jewish Policy Center Senior Director Shoshana Bryen joins EMET President Sarah Stern to discuss Israel’s calculated determination to protect Abbas and the P.A.—as well as King Abdullah II of Jordan—and how that decision relates to Iran’s regional aspirations.
