Tikvah
Editors’ Pick

June 28, 2016

Will Mahmoud Abbas’s Internationalization Strategy Pay Off?

Probably not.

Since 2011, the Palestinian Authority’s president has pursued a strategy of “internationalization,” refusing direct talks with Israel and seeking recognition from various international bodies in the hope this will eventually result in official UN recognition of Palestinian independence. Grant Rumley and Adam Rasgon note that despite short-term successes, this course does not seem likely to achieve meaningful results:

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