Secretary of State Blinken "underscored the U.S. commitment to the realization of the creation of an independent Palestinian state with security guarantees for Israel."
(April 2, 2024 / JNS) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday conveyed to Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas the Biden administration’s eagerness to begin working with the newly formed government in Ramallah.
During a call with Abbas, Blinken “reiterated that the United States looks forward to working with the new P.A. Cabinet to promote peace, security and prosperity and urged the implementation of necessary reforms,” according to State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller.
For his part, Abbas “stressed the need to halt immediately the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza, and the importance of expediting the entry of medical and food supplies and supplying water, electricity and fuel to the whole of the Gaza Strip,” according to the P.A.’s official Wafa news agency.
He claimed Ramallah aims to enact wide-ranging administrative reforms and hold its first election since 2006. However, he did not provide a timetable for the vote, saying it would depend on “realities on the ground.”
According to a recent poll, 89% of Palestinians support establishing a governing body that includes or is led by Hamas. Only around 8.5% said they favor the status quo, under which the Western-backed P.A. is controlled by Mustafa’s Fatah, without the participation of Hamas.
A separate survey found that most Palestinians believe Hamas is “the most deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people.”
The Biden administration wants the P.A. to assume control of Gaza after Israel’s military operation there ends—a move that Jerusalem vehemently rejects because of Ramallah’s overt support for terrorism.
NEWSRAEL: New faces are not what is needed, but new thinking. Until then, they are the same terror-supporting inciting haters that plan to destroy Israel.