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US attempt to ‘revitalize’ Palestinian Authority risks making the PA less legitimate, more unpopular

  • Written by: Dana El Kurd, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
imageU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet on Nov. 30, 2023.Saul Loeb/Pool via AP

Gaza is still very much in the midst of war, yet discussion is turning to “the day after” the conflict – and who will govern the war-ravaged territory.

The Biden administration has said that a full...

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