Despite Jerusalem unrest, West Bank remains quiet
The Palestinian Authority’s grip on the West Bank, in coordination with Israel, is preventing any opportunity for the unrest to spread.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The West Bank remains quiet despite several months of disturbances and violence in Jerusalem, as the Palestinian Authority (PA) remains determined to prevent an uprising in the West Bank, in coordination with Israeli security services.
The political figures, experts and analysts Al-Monitor spoke with agreed that the PA’s commitment to coordinate the security situation with Israel, and a lack of direct confrontational opportunities with Israeli occupation forces, were hampering any attempt to spread the uprising any further across the West Bank.
Khalida Jarrar, head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, told Al-Monitor that the West Bank was being mobilized and there were daily clashes in the countryside. However, several obstacles impede an uprising in the cities, most importantly the agreements between the PA and Israel.
Meanwhile, Hamas’ representative, Samira Halayqa, told Al-Monitor that the reason for the absence of an uprising is the oppression exercised by the Israeli occupation and the PA against activists in the West Bank.
