The Palestinian Turn Away from Arab Moderates Could Backfire
Embracing Qatar and Turkey is bad both for Mahmoud Abbas and for his neighbors.
October 15, 2020
The Palestinian Turn Away from Arab Moderates Could Backfire
Embracing Qatar and Turkey is bad both for Mahmoud Abbas and for his neighbors.
Following the announcement that the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were normalizing their relations with Israel—with tacit Saudi consent—the Palestinian Authority (PA) immediately reached out to Turkey and Qatar, which are aligned against these three Gulf states as well as Egypt. Mahmoud Abbas, the PA president, also has raised the possibility of reconciliation with its rival, Hamas, which is backed by Turkey and Qatar. Ghaith al-Omari explains:
October 15, 2020
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