US lawmakers cast doubt on continued security ties to Palestinian Authority
US lawmakers have questioned whether Washington should continue security coordination with the Palestinian Authority (PA), with some blaming it for the deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank. The US has trained the PA and encouraged security cooperation between it and Israel through the Office of US Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority since 2005, in the wake of the Second Intifada. After a trip to the occupied West Bank in July, […]
