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Yossi Kuperwasser

Mahmoud Abbas has made it clear that payments to terrorists and their families will continue, despite public statements to the international community promising reforms in how these payments are made
The incoming Israeli government must abide by Israeli law and deduct the Palestinian payments of salaries to terrorists from the money transferred to the Palestinian Authority.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy of ignoring Iranian provocations while keeping up the economic pressure on Tehran has earned him considerable criticism but appears to be working.
In his address to the U.N. General Assembly, Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his commitment to paying terrorists’ salaries and made it clear that, despite increasing pressure, the Palestinian Authority is unlikely to become a peace partner anytime soon.
While such pacts have been rejected in the past, in today’s political and security circumstances the benefits of such an agreement could potentially outweigh the risks.
It has become apparent that Israel is actually engaged in one prolonged, episodic war with Gaza, one which has its own goals and modus operandi.
It’s possible that these threats towards the West are merely a trial balloon, and that the Iranians believe they won’t have to back them up.
The U.S. intel report notwithstanding, are we supposed to believe that the Iranians aren’t working on key activities regarding the development of a nuclear device? Can we seriously accept that?
The discovery of Hezbollah’s invasion tunnels has removed a critical component of the organization’s and Iran’s plan for war against Israel, expected to break out at some time.