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Palestinian Authority's deterrence strategy crumbles in West Bank
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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The Palestinian Authority's long-standing political and security approach to governance in the West Bank has collapsed, Shehab Wire reported. For years, the Authority's strategy rested on a calculation that avoiding escalation, controlling street protests, and denying the Israeli occupation pretexts for military action could reduce the scale of Israeli targeting and preserve its institutional presence.
That framework has now failed. Continued Israeli military operations and occupation pressure have undermined the core premise that restraint and managed governance could limit Israeli military response. The breakdown raises urgent questions about whether the Authority must reconsider and redefine its fundamental role and function in the West Bank under conditions of intensified occupation activity.
