Partial halting of Israel-PA security coordination could be sealed within the next few days, security official reveals.
The deal, which would be sealed ahead of the PA’s visit to the UN to push anti-Israel draft resolutions, would see the IDF pull out of the region after decades of cooperation – and be seen as a major Palestinian victory.
Under the terms of the agreement, if PA security forces fail to suppress terrorist elements within its jurisdiction, the IDF would not be able to help them battle the threat.
Complaints have been voiced against Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) chief Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai for downplaying the significance of the agreement.
“Where the Palestinians operate more, we will operate less,” Mordechai stated, during a tour of the region last week.
The PA, however, views the deal as a cessation of any and all security cooperation with Israel – a threat they have levied for years, and which some say is crucial to preventing further escalation of terrorist violence. Mordechai faces criticism, as well, for downplaying the IDF’s role in quashing the most recent terror wave, and glorifying the moderate role of PA security forces in the issue.
The deal remains to be sealed, and it is unclear whether it will require a formal vote from Israel’s security cabinet.
Other security officials defended Mordechai. “The goal is to calm the area,” the official said, on condition of anonymity. “We do not have a problem with it being seen as an achievement for Abu Mazen [PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas – ed.].”
“In recent weeks, the Palestinians have stepped up their efforts to fight terrorism,” he continued. “They have been confiscating knives in schools and making arrests, and we should not ignore the results.”
The official further implied that comments against Mordechai “would prefer that Israel drown in rivers of blood instead of seeing the terrorism subside.”
With time most PM move to the left! “Sauf” Begin! Anyone else?
Keli-A Said:
this is truly frightening… not that he said it, but that a person with such proven poor judgement could hold such a high position which requires good judgement and sound evaluation skills. No one who in the past made similar judgements and prognoses should be allowed to move up the ladder because they have clearly demonstrated disastrously poor judgement.
even more astounding is that this arrogant fellow struts about as if he is some sort of competent authority when he has that proven failure in poor judgement. I would not want my son in an army led by such an arrogant and dangerous ignoramus.
Thats one thing I like about Trump, he doesnt know a lot but with the little he does know he appears to repeatedly make the right call where the so called experts are total failures. Therefore, I feel much more confident that his judgement will improve as he learns more. He seems to make the right calls based on the smallest of info.
Avigail Said:
He was scary enough when as OC Military Intelligence he approved the transfer of all of the Golan to Assad claiming Israels security would not be harmed… Good thing Assad didn’t agree to Israel’s very generous terms at that time BB was prepared and has tried hard over the years to make that deal in some form, happen….. We have morons running our asylum.
Isn’t it curious that all commanders and staff of the Civil authority of the IDF are radical leftists in orientation? It’s not that their views vis a vis the Arabs and relations between Israel and the Arabs are an unkown qunatity. Since the DM chooses the commander on the recommendation of the chief of general staff and the PM approves. BB could have chosen a right wing commander but didn’t and knowing ahead of time what to expect from the Civil authority of the IDF any policy derived from that Institution is but a reflection of BB’s political end game map.
@ bernard ross:
Yaalon is totally demented. He’s getting scarier by the day.
Israel needs to be rid of this sick bastard.
BB and yaalon stalk and indict soldier who kills arab terrorist. Yaalon is a plague and his puppeteer is BB.
BB and Yaalon are busy indicting soldiers who kill arab terrorists.
“The official further implied that comments against Mordechai ‘would prefer that Israel drown in rivers of blood instead of seeing the terrorism subside.’ ”
This is the ultimate blackmail statement that is used to justify surrender and stupidity.
Israel should not offer concessions to Turkey. Israel should not offer concessions to the Palestinian authority.
Israel should not offer concessions relating to the Golan Heights.
As nearly all of your responders state: any concession made by Israel is pocketed by its enemies and soon forgotten. Any agreement made by Israel’s enemies is soon forgotten. Any commitment made by Israel’s friends to get Israel to do something is soon forgotten.
It matters that any area ceded to the Pal has no physical connection with Jordan.
BHO will help Erdo get more concessions from IL: lifting the Gaza blockade for example! Dismantling the relationship with Egypt and Russia as a 2nd possibility!
This move can be seen as a concession to Obama, probably as part of a campaign to convince Obama to support Israel in The UN. It is a lame move, in the extreme, will cost Israeli lives for certain, but I suppose it can be reversed, with a price to pay after Obama is OUT. Mordechai is combina trailer trash.
As with all “deals” and “agreements” between Israel and the Muslims, it is all give and no take. This is not a “deal”. This is a surrender.