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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 detailed Palestinian Authority budget for 2018 that was published recently has new details about the allocations to arrested terrorists and the families of those who died or were wounded in the context of the “struggle against Zionism.”
As long as Israel remains in denial of the truth about the P.A., it cannot expect America and Europe to adopt policies that are based on facts and not illusions.
First, the “March of Return” should be seen for its real purpose: It is a declaration by the Palestinians that they are not ready to change the goals of their struggle, namely the annihilation of Israel and replacing it with a Palestinian state.
In light of the recent calls for Abbas to step down, one must emphasize that his remarks are not just a reflection of his personal opinion, but rather the Palestinian belief system.