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The Hush-Hush Deal That Keeps the Middle

East from Exploding
Neri Zilber and Ghaith al-Omari
Also available in ‫اﻟﻌرﺑﯾﺔ‬
Daily Beast
February 12, 2018

Israeli and Palestinian officials may growl at one another, but

their soldiers are quietly cooperating behind the scenes to
keep the peace -- as long as the Trump administration doesn't
pull their funding.
Midday Monday, two uniformed Israeli soldiers mistakenly drove into
downtown Jenin, a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank. Several
dozen locals blocked the military jeep's path, taking stones and chairs to the
windshield and windows. Amidst the terrified screaming and shattered
glass, a uniformed Palestinian Authority (PA) policeman was seen in
cellphone footage of the incident, gun unholstered, trying to press the mob
back. The PA Security Forces were ordered to deploy in force to the scene,
securing the Israelis' rescue before transferring them back safely to the
Israeli authorities. A major tragedy—if not an even larger political crisis—
was averted.
The events in Jenin were not an isolated incident. Earlier this month, an
Israeli civilian mistakenly took a wrong turn into a village outside Jerusalem,
whereupon he was set on by a 200-person throng. His vehicle was torched,
but here too, the PASF intervened and extricated him. According to official
Palestinian figures, in 2017 alone over 500 Israelis strayed into Palestinian-
controlled areas of the West Bank; they were all detained safely by the
PASF and returned to Israel unharmed.

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 ‫ﺻﻔﺤﺎت رأي وﻣﻘﺎﻻت‬
‫اﻟي ﺗﻤﻨﻊ �‬
‫اﻟ�ق اﻷوﺳﻂ ﻣﻦ اﻻﻧﻔﺠﺎر‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻔﻘﺔ اﻟ��ﺔ �‬
‫ي‬
‫ز�ﻠ� و ﻏ�ﺚ اﻟﻌﻤﺮي‬
‫يﻧ�ي �‬
‫� �‬
‫ﻣﺘﺎح أ�ﻀﺎ ي� ‪English‬‬
‫د�� ﺑ�ﺴﺖ"‬‫" ي‬
‫‪12‬ﺷبﺎط‪� /‬ﻓ�اﻳﺮ ‪2018‬‬

‫ين‬
‫واﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴنﻴن ﺗﺤ�ﻄﻬﺎ هﺎﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟبﻐﻀﺎء‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺴﺆوﻟن اﻹ� ي ن‬
‫اﺋ�ﻠﻴن‬ ‫ين‬ ‫و�ﺎﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ أن اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺔ ي ن‬
‫ﺑن‬
‫اﻟﻤﺘبﺎدﻟﺔ �ﺸكﻞ واﺿﺢ‪ ،‬إﻻ أن ﺟﻨﻮدهﻢ ﻳﺘﻌﺎوﻧﻮن ﺑﻬﺪوء ﺧﻠﻒ اﻟ�ﻮاﻟ�ﺲ ﺣﻔﻈﺎ ﻟﻠﺴﻼم ‪-‬‬
‫ﻃﺎﻟﻤﺎ أن إدارة ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ ﻻ �ﺴﺤﺐ ﺗﻤ��ﻠﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫اﻹﺛﻨن‪ّ ،‬‬
‫ين‬ ‫ن‬
‫ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﺟﻨﺪ�ﺎن إ�اﺋ�ﻠ�ﺎن ﻳﺮﺗﺪ�ﺎن اﻟﺰي اﻟﻌﺴﻜﺮي �ﺴﻮﻗﺎن ﺳ�ﺎرة ﺟ�ﺐ‬ ‫ﻇﻬ�ة إﺣﺪى أ�ﺎم‬
‫ي� ي‬
‫ﻋ�ات‬ ‫ﺟﻨن اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ ﺷﻤﺎل اﻟﻀﻔﺔ اﻟﻐ���ﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋﻦ ﻃ��ﻖ اﻟﺨﻄﺄ‪ .‬ﻓﻘﺎم �‬ ‫ﻋﺴﻜ��ﺔ إ� وﺳﻂ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ي ن‬
‫اﻷﻣﺎ� وﻧﻮاﻓﺬهﺎ بﺎﻟﺤﺠﺎرة‬ ‫ين‬
‫اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴن ﺑ��ﻘﺎف ﻣﺴﺎر اﻟﺴ�ﺎرة‪ ،‬وأﺧﺬوا ﻳﺮﺷﻘﻮن زﺟﺎﺟﻬﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴكﺎن‬
‫ي‬
‫�‬
‫� ﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ‬ ‫ا�‪ .‬ووﺳﻂ اﻟ�اخ اﻟﻤﺮﻋﺐ واﻟﺰﺟﺎج اﻟﻤﺤﻄﻢ ]اﻟﻤﺘﻨﺎﺛﺮ[‪ ،‬ﺷﻮهﺪ � ي‬ ‫واﻟ�ﺮ ي‬
‫ن‬ ‫ن‬
‫اﻟﺮﺳ� ي� ﻟﻘﻄﺎت ﻣﻦ اﻟﻬﺎﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮل �ﺸﻬﺮ ﺳﻼﺣﻪ‪ ،‬ي� ﻣﺤﺎوﻟﺔ ﻹبﻌﺎد‬‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ ﻳﺮﺗﺪي اﻟﺰي‬
‫ن‬ ‫�‬
‫اﻟﻐﻮﻏﺎء‪ .‬وأﻣﺮت "ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﺎبﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ" بﺎﻻﻧتﺸﺎر ي� ﻣكﺎن اﻟﺤﺎدث‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﺳﺎﻋﺪ‬
‫اﺋ�ﻠﻴن ﻗبﻞ ﻧﻘﻠﻬﻢ بﺄﻣﺎن إ� اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎت اﻹ�اﺋ�ﻠ�ﺔ‪ .‬و�ﺬﻟﻚ ﺗﻢ ﺗﻔﺎدي ﺣﺪوث ﻣﺄﺳﺎة‬‫ﻋ� إﻧﻘﺎذ اﻹ� ي ن‬
‫أ��‪.‬‬
‫ﻛ�ى ‪ -‬إن ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ أزﻣﺔ ﺳ�ﺎﺳ�ﺔ �‬ ‫�‬

‫�‬ ‫�‬ ‫ﻓ� أواﺋﻞ ﺷبﺎط‪/‬ﻓ�اﻳﺮ‪ ،‬ﺳﻠﻚ ﻣ ن‬ ‫وﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ اﻷﺣﺪاث ن� ي ن‬

‫ﺟﻨن ﺣﺎﻻت ﻓ��ﺪة‪ .‬ن‬
‫اﺋ�� ﻃ��ﻘﺎ ﺧﺎﻃﺌﺎ‬
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‫ي‬ ‫�‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬
‫‪.‬‬ ‫�‬ ‫ّ‬
‫بﺎﺗﺠﺎە ﻗ��ﺔ ﺧﺎرج اﻟﻘﺪس‪ ،‬ﻓﺘﻌﺮض ﻟﻪ ﺣﺸﺪ ﺿﻢ أ�� ﻣﻦ ‪ 200‬ﺷﺨﺺ وﺣﺮﻗﻮا ﺳ�ﺎرﺗﻪ وﻟ�ﻦ هﻨﺎ‬
‫�‬
‫أ�ﻀﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗﺪﺧﻠﺖ "ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﺎبﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ" ]"ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ"[ وأﻧﻘﺬﺗﻪ ﻣﻦ‬
‫�‬
‫ووﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﻠﺒ�ﺎﻧﺎت اﻟﺮﺳﻤ�ﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗﺎە �‬ ‫ين‬
‫اﺋ�� بﺪﺧﻮﻟﻬﻢ إ� اﻟﻤﻨﺎﻃﻖ‬‫ي‬ ‫�‬ ‫إ‬ ‫‪500‬‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫أ��‬ ‫ﺑن أ�ﺪﻳﻬﻢ‪.‬‬
‫�‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬
‫اﻟﺨﺎﺿﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﺴ�ﻄﺮة اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ ي� اﻟﻀﻔﺔ اﻟﻐ���ﺔ ي� ﻋﺎم ‪ 2017‬وﺣﺪە‪ .‬وﺗﻢ اﺣﺘﺠﺎزهﻢ ﺟﻤ�ﻌﺎ بﺄﻣﺎن‬
‫ﻣﻦ ﻗبﻞ "ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ" إ� أن أﻋ�ﺪوا إ� إ�اﺋ�ﻞ دون إﺻﺎﺑﺘﻬﻢ بﺄذى‪.‬‬

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This type of action is only one facet of what is called Israeli-Palestinian
"security coordination," a nebulous catch-all term that, nevertheless, can be
defined and measured. In addition to retrieving wayward Israelis,
coordination includes several other operational components that have
arguably never before been described publicly: dialogue and intelligence
sharing; counterterrorism; deconfliction during Israeli military raids into PA-
controlled areas of the West Bank; and riot control. Above it all stands the
Palestinian strategic decision championed by Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas: no to violence.
Thus, for instance, Israeli and Palestinian officers are in constant contact—
"daily and weekly" according to one senior PA security official—to discuss
common threats in the West Bank that could "impact the stable security
situation on both sides." This often takes the form of counterterror
operations against their common foe, Hamas, with intelligence flowing both
ways. During the haba (eruption) of "lone wolf" terror attacks in 2015-2016,
the PASF worked to interdict attackers—predominantly young Palestinians—
ahead of time; by the end of 2016, according to one count, the PASF were
responsible for a third of all terror suspect arrests.

When Israel wants to take matters into its own hands, however, it does,
launching near nightly arrest raids into Palestinian cities. This is handled via
an official deconfliction mechanism between the two entities ("don't go
outside," Israel tells the PASF) that on the whole works seamlessly. "Once we
needed a division to enter [the Palestinian city of] Jenin," Israel's defense
minister stated in late 2015. "Two days ago, we did it with a small force." This
was in fact the case the other week, too, when the IDF conducted several
raids in the Jenin area targeting a Hamas cell responsible for the murder of an
Israeli settler—including a fairly unprecedented fifteen-hour operation inside
the Jenin refugee camp. According to several reports, Palestinian intelligence
may have assisted Israel in locating the cell.
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‫اﺋ�� ‪-‬اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴين ي ‪،‬‬
‫اﻷﻣئ" اﻹ� ي‬ ‫ي‬
‫ن‬ ‫وهﺬا اﻟﻨ�ع ﻣﻦ اﻹﺟﺮاءات هﻮ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ واﺣﺪ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻣﻤﺎ �ﺴ� بـ "اﻟﺘنﺴﻴﻖ‬
‫اﻟﺬي هﻮ ﻣﺼﻄﻠﺢ ﻏﺎﻣﺾ ﻻ �ﻤﻜﻦ اﻟﺘنﺒﺆ بﻪ‪ ،‬وﻟ�ﻦ ﻣﻊ ذﻟﻚ �ﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻌ��ﻔﻪ وﻗ�ﺎﺳﻪ‪ .‬و�ﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ إ�‬
‫اﺋ�ﻠﻴن اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺿﻠﻮا ﻃ��ﻘﻬﻢ‪� ،‬ﺸﻤﻞ اﻟﺘنﺴﻴﻖ ﻋﺪة ﻋﻨﺎ� ﺗﻨﻔ�ﺬ�ﺔ أﺧﺮى �ﻤﻜﻦ اﻟﻘﻮل بﺄﻧﻬﺎ‬ ‫إﻋﺎدة اﻹ� ي ن‬
‫�‬
‫و�‪ :‬اﻟﺤﻮار وﺗبﺎدل اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت اﻻﺳﺘﺨبﺎراﺗ�ﺔ؛ وﻣكﺎﻓﺤﺔ اﻹرهﺎب؛ وﺗﺠﻨﺐ‬ ‫ي‬ ‫‪،‬‬‫ﻋﻠﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻟﻢ �ﺴﺒﻖ وﺻﻔﻬﺎ‬
‫ن‬ ‫�‬
‫اﻟئ �ﺴ�ﻄﺮ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ ي�‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻮاﺟﻬﺔ ﺧﻼل اﻟﻐﺎرات اﻟﻌﺴﻜ��ﺔ اﻹ�اﺋ�ﻠ�ﺔ ﻋ� اﻟﻤﻨﺎﻃﻖ ي‬
‫اﺗ�� اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴين ي اﻟﺬي‬ ‫�‬
‫اﻟﻀﻔﺔ اﻟﻐ���ﺔ؛ وﻣكﺎﻓﺤﺔ اﻟﺸﻐﺐ‪ .‬وﻓﻮق كﻞ ذﻟﻚ‪ ،‬هﻨﺎك اﻟﻘﺮار اﻻﺳ� � ي‬
‫ن‬
‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴئ ﻣﺤﻤﻮد ﻋبﺎس‪ ،‬أﻻ وهﻮ‪ :‬كﻼ ﻟﻠﻌﻨﻒ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳ��ﺪە اﻟﺮﺋ�ﺲ‬
‫ي‬

‫أﻣئ ﻛﺒ� ن� اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ �‬ ‫وﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﻤﺴﺆول ن‬ ‫�‬

‫ﻳب� اﻟﻀبﺎط اﻹ�اﺋ�ﻠﻴﻮن‬ ‫� ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫وﻟﺬﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﻋ� ﺳب�ﻞ اﻟﻤﺜﺎل‪،‬‬
‫ن‬ ‫�‬ ‫�‬
‫اﻟﻤﺸ�ﻛﺔ ي� اﻟﻀﻔﺔ اﻟﻐ���ﺔ‬ ‫واﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴنﻴﻮن ﻋ� اﺗﺼﺎل داﺋﻢ ‪" -‬ﻳﻮﻣ�ﺎ وأﺳﺒﻮﻋ�ﺎ" ‪ -‬ﻟﻤﻨﺎﻗﺸﺔ اﻟﺘﻬﺪ�ﺪات‬
‫�‬ ‫ين‬
‫اﻟﺠﺎﻧﺒن"‪ .‬وﻏﺎﻟبﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺘﺨﺬ ﺷكﻞ ﻋﻤﻠ�ﺎت‬ ‫اﻟى �ﻤﻜﻦ أن "ﺗﺆﺛﺮ ﻋ� اﻟﻮﺿﻊ اﻷﻣىن ي اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺮ ﻋ� كﻼ‬ ‫ي‬
‫�‬
‫اﻟﻤﺸ�ك‪» ،‬ﺣﻤﺎس«‪ ،‬ﺣ�ﺚ ﻳتبﺎدل اﻟﻄﺮﻓﺎن اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت‬ ‫�‬ ‫ﻟﻤكﺎﻓﺤﺔ اﻹرهﺎب ﺿﺪ ﻋﺪوهﻤﺎ‬
‫اﻟي ﻗﺎم ﺑﻬﺎ أﺷﺨﺎص ﻣﻨﻔﺮدون‪ُ ،‬‬ ‫�‬ ‫ّ‬
‫و�ﻄﻠﻖ‬ ‫اﻻﺳﺘﺨبﺎراﺗ�ﺔ‪ .‬وﺧﻼل ﻣﻮﺟﺔ "اﻟﻬبﺔ" ‪ -‬اﻟﻬﺠﻤﺎت اﻹرهﺎﺑ�ﺔ ي‬
‫ﻋﺎ� ‪ 2015‬و‪ - 2016‬ﻋﻤﻠﺖ "ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ" ﻋ�‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ هﺠﻤﺎت "اﻟﺬﺋﺐ اﻟﻮﺣ�ﺪ" ي ن‬
‫ﺑن‬
‫�‬ ‫ي‬ ‫�‬
‫ين‬
‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴنﻴن‪ .‬ﻓبﺤﻠﻮل ﻧﻬﺎ�ﺔ ﻋﺎم ‪ ،2016‬وﻓﻘﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻬﺎﺟﻤن ﻣﺴبﻘﺎ‪ ،‬وﻣﻌﻈﻤﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺸبﺎب‬ ‫ين‬ ‫�‬
‫اﻋ�اض‬
‫ﻹﺣﺪى اﻟﻤﺼﺎدر‪ ،‬كﺎﻧﺖ "ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ" ﻣﺴﺆوﻟﺔ ﻋﻦ ﺛﻠﺚ اﻻﻋﺘﻘﺎﻻت اﻹرهﺎﺑ�ﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﺒﻮهﺔ‪.‬‬

‫وﻟ�ﻦ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺗﻘﺮر إ�اﺋ�ﻞ اﺗﺨﺎذ زﻣﺎم اﻷﻣﻮر ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈﻧﻬﺎ ﺗﻔﻌﻞ ذﻟﻚ وﺗﻘﻮم بﻤﺪاهﻤﺎت ﻟ�ﻠ�ﺔ داﺧﻞ‬
‫ﺑن‬‫اﻟﻤﺪن اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‪ .‬و�ﺘﻢ اﻟﺘﻌﺎﻣﻞ ﻣﻊ هﺬە اﻟﺨﻄﻮة ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل آﻟ�ﺔ رﺳﻤ�ﺔ ﻟﺘﺠﻨﺐ اﻟﻤﻮاﺟﻬﺔ ي ن‬
‫�‬ ‫ين‬
‫ﺗﻮ� إ�اﺋ�ﻞ "ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ"‪ ،‬بﻘﻮﻟﻬﺎ‪" :‬ﻻ‬ ‫ي‬ ‫)ﺣ�ﺚ‬ ‫ﻋﻤﻮﻣﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻄﺮﻓن وﺗﻌﻤﻞ �ﺴﻼﺳﺔ‬
‫�‬ ‫‪� .‬‬
‫اﺋ��‪" :‬ﺳﺎبﻘﺎ‪ ،‬ﻛﻨﺎ ﻧﺤﺘﺎج إ� ﻓﺮﻗﺔ ﻟﻠﺪﺧﻮل إ�‬ ‫ي‬ ‫�‬ ‫اﻹ‬ ‫اﻟﺪﻓﺎع‬ ‫وز�ﺮ‬ ‫ﻗﺎل‬ ‫‪،‬‬ ‫‪2015‬‬ ‫ﻋﺎم‬ ‫أواﺧﺮ‬ ‫و�‬
‫ﺗﺨﺮﺟﻮا"( ي‬
‫‪ .‬ن‬ ‫ﺟﻨن اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‪ ،‬وﻗبﻞ ي ن‬ ‫ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ي ن‬
‫و� اﻟﻮاﻗﻊ كﺎن هﺬا هﻮ‬ ‫ﺻﻐ�ة ﻓﻘﻂ" ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ﻳﻮﻣن‪ ،‬ﻗﻤﻨﺎ بﺬﻟﻚ ﺑﻮاﺳﻄﺔ ﻗﻮة‬
‫اﻟﺤﺎل ن� إﺣﺪى اﻷﺳﺎﺑﻴﻊ اﻟﻤﺎﺿ�ﺔ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺷﻦ اﻟﺠ�ﺶ اﻹ�اﺋ�� ﻋﺪة ﻣﺪاهﻤﺎت ن� ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ي ن‬
‫ﺟﻨن بﻐ�ﺔ‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬
‫ن‬
‫اﺋ��‪ ،‬وﻣﻦ يﺑن ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻤﺪاهﻤﺎت‬
‫�‬ ‫اﺳﺘﻬﺪاف ﺧﻠ�ﺔ ﺗﺎبﻌﺔ ﻟـ »ﺣﻤﺎس« ﻣﺴﺆوﻟﺔ ﻋﻦ ﻗﺘﻞ ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻃﻦ إ� ي‬
‫ين‬
‫ﻟﻼﺟﺌن‪ .‬ووﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﻌﺪة ﺗﻘﺎر�ﺮ‪ ،‬ر�ﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻋ�ة ﺳﺎﻋﺔ داﺧﻞ ﻣﺨ�ﻢ ي ن‬
‫ﺟﻨن‬ ‫ﻏ� ﻣﺴﺒﻮﻗﺔ داﻣﺖ ﺧﻤﺲ �‬ ‫ﻋﻤﻠ�ﺔ ي‬
‫ن‬
‫كﺎﻧﺖ اﻟﻤﺨﺎﺑﺮات اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ ﻗﺪ ﺳﺎﻋﺪت إ�اﺋ�ﻞ ي� ﺗﺤﺪ�ﺪ ﻣكﺎن اﻟﺨﻠ�ﺔ‪.‬‬

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Finally, the PA works—whether by commission or omission—to stop large-
scale demonstrations from coalescing and escalating, particularly in the
sensitive seam zones (highways, checkpoints and settlements) between Israeli
and Palestinian control. It's not an accident that, in the two months since
President Donald Trump's December speech recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's
capital, the level of unrest on the ground has been tepid.

The PASF have reportedly worked to stop armed protesters from reaching
the front lines of the demos, and the PA writ large has not mobilized its
people to take to the streets. As a senior Israeli security official told The Daily
Beast, security coordination with the PASF has actually grown closer since
Trump's speech—this despite recent Palestinian threats to re-examine such
ties, and unlike the Palestinian move taken last summer that temporarily
suspended coordination at the higher echelons.

Even Trump has, in the past, recognized the vital role played by the PASF.
"We must continue to build our partnership with the Palestinian Authority
Security Forces to counter and defeat terrorism," he stated last May, standing
next to Abbas at the White House. "I also applaud the Palestinian Authority's
continued security coordination with Israel. They get along unbelievably
well...I was actually very impressed and somewhat surprised at how well they
get along. They work together beautifully."

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 ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫�‬
‫وأﺧ�ا‪ ،‬ﺗﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‪ ،‬ﻓﻌﻼ أو إهﻤﺎﻻ‪ ،‬ﻋ� وﻗﻒ اﻟﻤﻈﺎهﺮات اﻟﻮاﺳﻌﺔ اﻟﻨﻄﺎق وﻣﻨﻌﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ي‬
‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ن‬
‫ا� اﻟﺨﺎﺿﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﺴ�ﻄﺮة اﻹ�اﺋ�ﻠ�ﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﻀﺎﻓﺮ واﻟﺘﺼﻌ�ﺪ‪ ،‬وﻻﺳ�ﻤﺎ ي� ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ اﻟﺘﻤﺎس اﻟﺤﺴﺎﺳﺔ يﺑن اﻷر ي‬
‫)واﻟي �ﺸﻤﻞ اﻟﻄﺮق اﻟ��ﻌﺔ وﻧﻘﺎط اﻟﺘﻔﺘ�ﺶ واﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮﻃﻨﺎت(‪ .‬وﻟ�ﺲ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒ�ﻞ اﻟﺼﺪﻓﺔ‬ ‫�‬ ‫واﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‬
‫ي‬ ‫ّ‬
‫ن‬
‫اﻷﻣ��� دوﻧﺎﻟﺪ ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ ي� كﺎﻧﻮن اﻷول‪/‬‬ ‫ين‬
‫د�ﺴﻤ�‬
‫�‬ ‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﺮﺋ�ﺲ‬ ‫ﺧﻄﺎب‬ ‫ﻣﻨﺬ‬ ‫أي‬ ‫‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻴن‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻬ��ﻦ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ﺧﻼ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ ‫أﻧ‬
‫اﻋ�ف ﻓ�ﻪ بﺎﻟﻘﺪس ﻛﻌﺎﺻﻤﺔ ﻹ�اﺋ�ﻞ‪ ،‬كﺎﻧﺖ اﻻﺿﻄﺮابﺎت ﺗتﺴﻢ بﺎﻟﻔﺘﻮر‪ .‬وأﻓﺎدت اﻟﺘﻘﺎر�ﺮ أن‬ ‫اﻟﺬي �‬
‫ين‬
‫اﻟﻤﺴﻠﺤن وﻣﻨﻌﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻮﺻﻮل إ�‬ ‫"ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ" ﻋﻤﻠﺖ ﻋ� وﻗﻒ اﻟﻤﺘﻈﺎه��ﻦ‬
‫ُ‬
‫اﻟﺨﻄﻮط اﻷﻣﺎﻣ�ﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﻈﺎهﺮات‪ ،‬كﻤﺎ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻘﻢ اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ �ﺸكﻞ واﺿﺢ بﺤﺸﺪ ﺷﻌﺒﻬﺎ أو‬
‫دﻋﻮﺗﻬﻢ نن‬
‫ﻟﻠ�ول إ� اﻟﺸﻮارع‪.‬‬

‫د�� ﺑ�ﺴﺖ"‪ ،‬بﺄن اﻟﺘنﺴﻴﻖ اﻷﻣين ي ﻣﻊ‬

‫اﺋ�� رﻓﻴﻊ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى ﻟﺼﺤ�ﻔﺔ " ي‬ ‫أﻣئ إ� ي‬
‫ن‬
‫وكﻤﺎ ﻗﺎل ﻣﺴﺆول ي‬
‫ن‬
‫"ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ" ﻗﺪ ازداد ي� اﻟﻮاﻗﻊ ﻣﻨﺬ ﺧﻄﺎب ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ‪ ،‬ﻋ� اﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﻬﺪ�ﺪات‬
‫ن‬ ‫�‬
‫وﺧﻼﻓﺎ ﻟﻠﺨﻄﻮة اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ �‬ ‫ن‬
‫اﻟي اﺗﺨﺬت ي�‬ ‫ي‬ ‫اﻷﺧ�ة ﺑ�ﻋﺎدة اﻟﻨﻈﺮ ي� هﺬە اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺎت‪،‬‬‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‬
‫وأدت إ� ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻖ اﻟﺘنﺴﻴﻖ ي ن‬
‫ﺑن اﻟﻘ�ﺎدات اﻟﻌﻠ�ﺎ �ﺸكﻞ ﻣﻮﻗﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ن‬
‫اﻟﻤﺎ�‬
‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﺼ�ﻒ‬

‫ن‬ ‫�‬ ‫�ّ‬

‫وﺣى أن ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ �‬
‫اﻋ�ف ﺳﺎبﻘﺎ بﺎﻟﺪور اﻟﺤﻴﻮي اﻟﺬي ﺗﻠﻌبﻪ "ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ"‪ .‬ﻓﻘﺪ ﻗﺎل ي�‬
‫ن‬ ‫�‬ ‫ن‬
‫اﻟﻤﺎ� ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ كﺎن واﻗﻔﺎ بﺠﺎﻧﺐ اﻟﺮﺋ�ﺲ ﻋبﺎس ي� اﻟﺒ�ﺖ اﻷﺑ�ﺾ‪�" :‬ﺠﺐ أن ﻧﻮاﺻﻞ ﺑﻨﺎء‬
‫ي‬ ‫أ�ﺎر‪/‬ﻣﺎﻳﻮ‬
‫��ا�ﺘﻨﺎ ﻣﻊ "ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ" ﻟﻤكﺎﻓﺤﺔ اﻹرهﺎب وه��ﻤﺘﻪ‪ .‬وأﺷ�ﺪ بﺎﻟﺘنﺴﻴﻖ اﻷﻣين ي اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻤﺮ‬
‫� �‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ين‬
‫ﺑن اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ و��اﺋ�ﻞ‪ .‬ﻓﺈﻧﻬﻤﺎ ﻋ� وﻓﺎق �ﺸكﻞ ﻻ �ﺼﺪق‪ ...‬ﻛﻨﺖ ي� اﻟﻮاﻗﻊ ﻣﻨﺒﻬﺮا ﺟﺪا‬
‫�‬
‫وﻓﻮﺟﺌﺖ إ� ﺣﺪ ﻣﺎ ن ي� ﻣﺪى ا�ﺴﺠﺎﻣﻬﻤﺎ‪ .‬إﻧﻬﻤﺎ �ﻌﻤﻼن ﺟﻨبﺎ إ� ﺟﻨﺐ و�ﺸكﻞ ﺟ�ﺪ"‪.‬‬

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The president, however, no longer seems that impressed, at least judging by
his statements last month at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Making his
displeasure with the Palestinians clear, Trump said the U.S. was
"disrespected" during Vice President Mike Pence's recent visit to the region
and called into question continued U.S. aid to the PA. "The money is on the
table," Trump said. "We give them tremendous amounts, hundreds of
millions of dollars a year. That money is on the table. Because why should we
do that as a country if they're doing nothing for us?"

Coming on the heels of the partial suspension of U.S. aid to the UN Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in January, and after Trump's
previous threat to cut off the PA if it won't return to the negotiating table,
this latest statement has to now be taken seriously. Yet the president is, in
point of fact, mistaken. There is much that the U.S. gets out of propping up
the PA, especially as it relates to the stability of the West Bank and Israel's
security, which Trump has stated repeatedly is a primary U.S. foreign policy
objective.

Direct U.S. aid money, which totals over $400 million per year, goes to pay for
a variety of things in the PA. There is money that Israeli hospitals receive to
cover Palestinian medical bills; money that goes to Israeli energy companies
to cover Palestinian electricity bills; and money via the U.S. Agency for
International Development that goes to pay for major infrastructure and
other development projects. Since money is ultimately fungible, these costs
are all net benefits for the overall PA budget, which can then be used in other
areas—including security. By one count, approximately $1 billion per year is
spent on the PASF.

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 ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫�‬ ‫ّ‬
‫اﻷﻣ��� ﻟﻢ �ﻌﺪ ﻣﻨﺒﻬﺮا كﺎﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ‪ ،‬ﻋ� اﻷﻗﻞ كﻤﺎ ﺟﺎء ي� كﻠﻤﺎﺗﻪ ي� اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺪى اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدي‬
‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﺮﺋ�ﺲ‬ ‫أن‬ ‫ﻏ�‬
‫ي‬
‫ين‬ ‫ين‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬
‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴنﻴن ﻗﺎل‪:‬‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺎﻟ� ي� داﻓﻮس ي� كﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﺜﺎ ي ‪/‬ﻳﻨﺎﻳﺮ‪ .‬ﻓﺤ�ﺚ أﻇﻬﺮ ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ اﺳت�ﺎءە ﺑﻮﺿ�ح ﻣﻦ‬
‫ي‬
‫اﻟئ ﻗﺎم ﺑﻬﺎ ﻧﺎﺋﺐ اﻟﺮﺋ�ﺲ ﻣﺎ�ﻚ ﺑﻴنﺲ‬‫�‬ ‫ّ‬
‫ﻟﻘﺪ �ﺗﻢ اﻟﺘﻌﺎﻣﻞ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻮﻻ�ﺎت اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة "بﺎزدراء" �ﺧﻼل اﻟ��ﺎرة ي‬
‫ﻣﺆﺧﺮا إ� اﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ‪ .‬كﻤﺎ أﺛﺎر ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ اﻟﺸﻜﻮك أ�ﻀﺎ ﺣﻮل اﺳﺘﻤﺮار ﺗﻘﺪ�ﻢ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪات اﻷﻣ��ﻜ�ﺔ إ�‬
‫ّ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‪ .‬وﻗﺎل ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ "إن اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪات ﻗ�ﺪ اﻟﺪرس"‪ .‬وأﺿﺎف "إﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﻤﻨﺤﻬﻢ ﻣبﺎﻟﻎ هﺎﺋﻠﺔ‪،‬‬
‫�‬ ‫ين‬
‫ﻣﻼﻳن اﻟﺪوﻻرات ﺳﻨ��ﺎ‪ .‬هﺬە اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪات ﻗ�ﺪ اﻟﺪرس‪ .‬ﻟﻤﺎذا �ﺠﺐ أن ﻧﻘﻮم بﺬﻟﻚ ﻛبﻠﺪ وهﻢ ﻻ‬ ‫ﻣﺌﺎت‬
‫��ء؟"‪.‬‬‫�‬
‫�ﻔ�ﺪوﻧﻨﺎ ي‬

‫ين‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ن‬

‫اﻟﻼﺟﺌن‬ ‫اﻟﺠﺰئ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪات اﻷﻣ��ﻜ�ﺔ ﻟـ "وكﺎﻟﺔ اﻷﻣﻢ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة ﻹﻏﺎﺛﺔ و�ﺸﻐ�ﻞ‬ ‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻖ‬ ‫أﻋﻘﺎب‬ ‫و�‬
‫ي‬
‫�‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ين‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬
‫و� أﻋﻘﺎب اﻟﺘﻬﺪ�ﺪ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ ﻟ�اﻣﺐ بﻌﺰل اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴنﻴن" )"اﻷوﻧﺮوا"( ي� كﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﺜﺎ ي ‪/‬ﻳﻨﺎﻳﺮ‪ ،‬ي‬
‫ي‬
‫اﻷﻣ��� ﻋ�‬
‫ي‬ ‫اﻷﺧ�ة ﻟﻠﺮﺋ�ﺲ‬
‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ إن ﻟﻢ ﺗﻌﺪ إ� ﻃﺎوﻟﺔ اﻟﻤﻔﺎوﺿﺎت‪� ،‬ﺠﺐ أن ﺗﺆﺧﺬ اﻟ�ﻠﻤﺎت‬
‫ئ ن‬ ‫ن‬
‫اﻟ�ﺜ� اﻟﺬي‬
‫ي‬ ‫ﻣﺨ� ي� اﻟﻮاﻗﻊ‪ .‬ﻓﻬﻨﺎك‬ ‫اﻟﺤﺎ�‪ .‬وﻣﻊ ذﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈن اﻟﺮﺋ�ﺲ ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ﻣﺤﻤﻞ اﻟﺠﺪ ي� اﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬
‫�ﺴﺘﻔ�ﺪ ﻣﻨﻪ اﻟﻮﻻ�ﺎت اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة ﻣﻦ دﻋﻤﻬﺎ ﻟﻠﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‪ ،‬وﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺣ�ﺚ ﺻﻠﺔ ذﻟﻚ بﺎﺳﺘﻘﺮار‬
‫ّ‬ ‫�‬ ‫�‬
‫اﻷﺳﺎ� ﻟﻠﺴ�ﺎﺳﺔ‬
‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﻬﺪف‬ ‫ﻬﻤﺎ‬ ‫أﻧ‬ ‫ﻋ�‬ ‫ا‬
‫ر‬ ‫ا‬
‫ﺮ‬ ‫وﺗﻜ‬ ‫ا‬
‫ر‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻔﺔ اﻟﻐ���ﺔ وأﻣﻦ إ�اﺋ�ﻞ‪ ،‬اﻟﻠﺬان ذﻛﺮهﻤﺎ ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ ﻣﺮا‬
‫اﻟﺨﺎرﺟ�ﺔ اﻷﻣ��ﻜ�ﺔ‪.‬‬

‫�‬ ‫اﻟي ﻳبﻠﻎ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﻬﺎ �‬ ‫�‬ ‫�‬

‫أ�� ﻣﻦ ‪ 400‬ﻣﻠﻴﻮن دوﻻر ﺳﻨ��ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫و�ﺘﻢ ﺗﻜ��ﺲ أﻣﻮال اﻟﻤﻌﻮﻧﺔ اﻷﻣ��ﻜ�ﺔ اﻟﻤبﺎ�ة‪ ،‬ي‬
‫ن‬
‫ﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪة اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ ي� أﻣﻮر ﻋﺪ�ﺪة‪ .‬ﻓﻬﻨﺎك أﻣﻮال ﺗﺘﻠﻘﺎهﺎ اﻟﻤﺴتﺸﻔ�ﺎت اﻹ�اﺋ�ﻠ�ﺔ ﻟﺘﻐﻄ�ﺔ‬
‫ﻓﻮاﺗ�‬
‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﻔﻮاﺗ� اﻟﻄﺒ�ﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ؛ وأﻣﻮال أﺧﺮى ﺗﺬهﺐ إ� ��كﺎت اﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ اﻹ�اﺋ�ﻠ�ﺔ ﻟﺘﻐﻄ�ﺔ‬
‫ي‬
‫ّ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫اﻟ�ﻬ��ﺎء اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ؛ و�ﻨﻔﻖ اﻟﻤﺎل اﻟﺬي ﺗﻘﺪﻣﻪ "اﻟﻮكﺎﻟﺔ اﻷﻣ��ﻜ�ﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻨﻤ�ﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟ�ﺔ" ﻟﺪﻓﻊ ﺗكﺎﻟ�ﻒ‬
‫ّ‬ ‫ن‬
‫اﻟ��ى وﻣﺸﺎر� ــﻊ اﻟﺘﻨﻤ�ﺔ اﻷﺧﺮى‪ .‬و�ﻤﺎ أن اﻟﻤﺎل ﻗﺎبﻞ ﻟﻼﺳتبﺪال ي� اﻟﻨﻬﺎ�ﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗﻤﺜﻞ هﺬە‬
‫اﻟﺒن�ﺔ اﻟﺘﺤﺘ�ﺔ �‬
‫ن‬
‫ﻟﻠﻤ�اﻧ�ﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‪ ،‬و�ﻤﻜﻦ بﻌﺪ ذﻟﻚ اﺳﺘﺨﺪاﻣﻬﺎ ي� ﻣﺠﺎﻻت‬ ‫اﻟﺘكﺎﻟ�ﻒ ﻣﻨﺎﻓﻊ ﺻﺎﻓ�ﺔ ي ن‬
‫�‬ ‫�‬
‫أﺧﺮى ﻣﻦ ﺑيﻨﻬﺎ اﻷﻣﻦ‪ .‬وووﻓﻘﺎ ﻹﺣﺪى اﻟﻤﺼﺎدر‪ ،‬ﻳﺘﻢ إﻧﻔﺎق ﻣﺎ �ﻘﺮب ﻣﻦ ﻣﻠ�ﺎر دوﻻر ﺳﻨ��ﺎ ﻋ� "ﻗﻮات‬
‫اﻷﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ"‪.‬‬

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Moreover, as Trump alluded to last May in the White House, for over a
decade a small mission led by a U.S. three-star general/flag officer has been
working out of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem to help train, equip, and
otherwise support these very forces. While assistance in previous years
hovered around $100 million per year, it is now down to less than half that.
For its part, the CIA has a separate program, the scale of which is classified,
mentoring the PA's intelligence services. This aid may now be in danger, too—
which would be abjectly counterproductive for all parties involved.

Indeed, the PASF's rehabilitation over the past decade under U.S. auspices,
and its strong working relationship with the Israelis, is arguably the most
successful facet of the entire Peace Process ecosystem. Palestinian officials
repeatedly make clear, however, that they do all this not as a favor to Israel
(or America) but as part of a strategy meant to achieve the ultimate goal: an
end to the occupation and statehood. Withholding the financial support that
underpins all of the above only furthers that goal in Palestinian minds; it's
also liable to shake the cohesion and effectiveness of the PASF, which in turn
will destroy the relative stability achieved in the West Bank.

This might all be, for Trump, simply a high-level game of dealmaking. But it's
worth remembering that there are real people who live in the Holy Land who
have a lot to lose if the situation deteriorates. Not just a few hundred million
dollars a year in U.S. aid, and not just the Palestinians.

Neri Zilber is a journalist based in Tel Aviv and an adjunct fellow of The
Washington Institute. Ghaith al-Omari, a senior fellow at the Institute,
previously served in various advisory positions with the Palestinian Authority.

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 ‫ن‬ ‫‪/‬‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬
‫ﺻﻐ�ة بﻘ�ﺎدة‬‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺎ�‪ ،‬هﻨﺎك بﻌﺜﺔ‬
‫ي‬ ‫ﻣﺎﻳﻮ‬ ‫أ�ﺎر‬ ‫�‬‫ي‬ ‫اﻷﺑ�ﺾ‬ ‫اﻟﺒ�ﺖ‬ ‫�‬‫بﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ إ� ذﻟﻚ‪ ،‬وكﻤﺎ أﺷﺎر ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ ي‬
‫�‬
‫ﺿﺎبﻂ ﺛﻼث ﻧﺠﻮم ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﻮات اﻷﻣ��ﻜ�ﺔ‪ ،‬وﺗﻌﻤﻞ هﺬە اﻟبﻌﺜﺔ ﻷ�� ﻣﻦ ﻋﻘﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺰﻣﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل‬
‫�‬ ‫ين‬ ‫ن‬
‫وﺗﺠﻬ� ّهﺎ ودﻋﻤﻬﺎ‪ .‬ي‬
‫و�‬ ‫اﻟﻘﻨﺼﻠ�ﺔ اﻷﻣ��ﻜ�ﺔ ي� اﻟﻘﺪس ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪة ﻋ� ﺗﺪر�ﺐ هﺬە اﻟﻘﻮات بﺎﻟﺬات‬
‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ين‬
‫ﺣﻮا� ‪ 100‬ﻣﻠﻴﻮن دوﻻر ي� اﻟﺴﻨﺔ‪ ،‬إﻻ أﻧﻬﺎ بﺎﻟ�ﺎد ﺗﺼﻞ‬ ‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎبﻘﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨﻮات‬ ‫�‬‫ﺣن بﻠﻐﺖ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪات ي‬
‫اﻟﻴﻮم إ� ﻧﺼﻒ هﺬا اﻟﻤبﻠﻎ‪ .‬كﻤﺎ وﺗﻌﻤﻞ "وكﺎﻟﺔ اﻻﺳﺘﺨبﺎرات اﻟﻤﺮﻛ��ﺔ" اﻷﻣ��ﻜ�ﺔ ﻋ� ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﻣﻨﻔﺼﻞ‪،‬‬
‫ّ‬ ‫�ﻤﺎرس ن� ﻧﻄﺎق ّ‬
‫�ي‪� ،‬ﻘﻮم ﺑﺘﻮﺟ�ﻪ أﺟﻬﺰة اﻟﻤﺨﺎﺑﺮات ﻟﻠﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‪ .‬إﻻ أن هﺬە اﻟﻤﻌﻮﻧﺔ‬
‫�‬ ‫ي �‬
‫ﻣﻬﺪدة أ�ﻀﺎ‪ ،‬اﻷﻣﺮ اﻟﺬي ﻗﺪ ﻳﺆدي إ� ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﻋﻜﺴ�ﺔ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎ بﺎﻟنﺴبﺔ ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ اﻷﻃﺮاف اﻟﻤﻌﻨ�ﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ن‬ ‫ّ‬
‫اﻟﻤﺎ� ﺑﺮﻋﺎ�ﺔ أﻣ��ﻜ�ﺔ‪،‬‬
‫ي‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻘﺪ‬ ‫ﻣﺪى‬ ‫ﻋ�‬ ‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ"‬ ‫اﻷﻣﻦ‬ ‫"ﻗﻮات‬ ‫ﺗﺄه�ﻞ‬ ‫إﻋﺎدة‬ ‫ﻓﺈن‬ ‫و�ﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ‪،‬‬
‫�‬ ‫اﺋ�ﻠﻴن‪ ،‬كﺎﻧﺘﺎ ﻣﻦ �‬
‫أ�� اﻟﺠﻮاﻧﺐ ﻧﺠﺎﺣﺎ ﻟﻠﻨﻈﺎم ئ‬ ‫وﻋﻼﻗﺔ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﻘ��ﺔ ﻣﻊ اﻹ� ي ن‬
‫اﻟﺒﻴئ ﻟﻌﻤﻠ�ﺔ اﻟﺴﻼم‬
‫ي‬
‫ﺑﺮﻣﺘﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫�‬ ‫�‬ ‫ين‬ ‫ين‬

‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴنﻴن أوﺿﺤﻮا ﻣﺮارا وﺗﻜﺮارا أﻧﻬﻢ �ﻘﻮﻣﻮن بكﻞ ذﻟﻚ ﻟ�ﺲ ﻟﺼﺎﻟﺢ إ�اﺋ�ﻞ )أو‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺴﺆوﻟن‬ ‫ﻏ� أن‬
‫ي‬
‫�‬
‫اﻟﻮﻻ�ﺎت اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة(‪ ،‬بﻞ ﻛﺠﺰء ﻣﻦ اﺳ�اﺗ�ﺠ�ﺔ ﺗﻬﺪف إ� ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻖ اﻟﻐﺎ�ﺔ اﻟﻤنﺸﻮدة اﻟﻤﺘﻤﺜﻠﺔ ﺑ�ﻧﻬﺎء‬
‫اﻟﻤﺎ� اﻟﺬي �ﺸكﻞ أﺳﺎس كﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺳﺒﻖ ذﻛﺮە ﺳﻮى إ�‬ ‫ي‬ ‫اﻻﺣﺘﻼل و�ﻗﺎﻣﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ‪ .‬وﻻ ﻳﺆدي ﺣﺠﺐ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ‬
‫�‬ ‫ن‬
‫ﺗﻌ��ﺰ هﺬا اﻟﻬﺪف ي� اﻟﻌﻘﻮل اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ؛ وﻣﻦ ﺷﺄﻧﻪ أن ﻳﺰﻋ�ع أ�ﻀﺎ ﺗﻤﺎﺳﻚ ﻗﻮات اﻷﻣﻦ وﻓﻌﺎﻟﻴﺘﻬﺎ‪،‬‬
‫ن‬
‫اﻟنﺴى اﻟﺬي ﺗﺤﻘﻖ ي� اﻟﻀﻔﺔ اﻟﻐ���ﺔ‪.‬‬
‫�ي‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻣ� اﻻﺳﺘﻘﺮار‬
‫ﻣﻤﺎ ﺳﻴﺆدي بﺪورە إ� ي‬

‫ّ‬
‫ﺣﺮي‬ ‫و�ﺎﻟنﺴبﺔ إ� ﺗﺮاﻣﺐ‪ ،‬ﻗﺪ �ﻜﻮن هﺬا كﻠﻪ ﻣﺠﺮد ﻟﻌبﺔ رﻓ�ﻌﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى بﻐﺮض ﻋﻘﺪ اﻟﺼﻔﻘﺎت‪ .‬وﻟ�ﻦ‬
‫ن‬ ‫ين‬ ‫�‬ ‫ّ‬
‫اﻟ�ﺜ� ﻟ�ﺨ�وە إذا ﺗﺪهﻮر‬
‫ي‬ ‫ﺣﻘ�ﻘﻴن �ﻌ�ﺸﻮن ي� اﻷرض اﻟﻤﻘﺪﺳﺔ وﻟﺪﻳﻬﻢ‬ ‫ﺑﻨﺎ أن ﻧﺘﺬﻛﺮ أن أﺷﺨﺎﺻﺎ‬
‫�‬ ‫ين‬
‫ﻣﻼﻳن اﻟﺪوﻻرات ﺳﻨ��ﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪات اﻷﻣ��ﻜ�ﺔ ﻓﻘﻂ‪ ،‬كﻤﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻮﺿﻊ‪ .‬وﻻ ]�ﺸﻤﻞ هﺬە اﻟﺨﺴﺎرة[ ﻣﺌﺎت‬
‫ين‬
‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴنﻴن ﻓﻘﻂ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻻ ]�ﺸﻤﻞ[‬

‫ﺻﺤ� ﻣﻘﺮە � ي� ﺗﻞ أﺑ�ﺐ وزﻣ�ﻞ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪ � ي� ﻣﻌﻬﺪ واﺷﻨﻄﻦ‪ .‬ﻏ�ﺚ اﻟﻌﻤﺮي هﻮ زﻣ�ﻞ أﻗﺪم‬
‫�‬ ‫ز�ﻠ� هﻮ‬
‫يﻧ�ي �‬
‫ي �‬
‫� ي� اﻟﻤﻌﻬﺪ‪ ،‬وﺷﻐﻞ ﺳﺎبﻘﺎ ﻣﻨﺎﺻﺐ اﺳتﺸﺎر�ﺔ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺴﻠﻄﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴن�ﺔ‪.‬‬

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