In the year just gone, there was a noticeable decline in the Palestinian Authority’s ability to maintain stability in the territory of Judea and Samaria, the annual report from Israel’s Shin Bet internal security service is quite clear on that.

It seems that the PA, in particular since the resignation of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad, is incapable of effectively tackling the problem of armed groups in West Bank refugee camps. Nor has it proven able to thwart planned terror attacks, including those targeting itself or its President Mahmoud Abbas.

Israeli defense sources believe that Fayyad’s departure has had a deleterious impact on the Palestinian economy in PLO-ruled areas, while triggering a downward spiral in security due to an erosion of the capabilities of the Palestinian security forces.

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