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September 7, 2023

The Palestinian Authority, Three Decades after Oslo

Mahmoud Abbas bears “ultimate responsibility for its failure to realize a Palestinian state.”

Thirty years have passed since the famous handshake on the White House lawn placed the Palestine Liberation Organization—in the form of the newly created Palestinian Authority (PA)—in control of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. Neomi Neumann takes stock of its achievements and failures, which are closely tied to the fortunes of its second president, Mahmoud Abbas:

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