Palestinian official worries US ‘replicating’ PM’s strategy of boosting Hamas at PA’s expense

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chiefA senior Palestinian Authority official expressed “concern” on Tuesday that the United States was “replicating” what he said has been Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategy of bolstering Hamas at the expense of the PA.The remarks to The Times of Israel came two days after US envoy Jared Kushner held a rare in-person meeting with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt, before proceeding to Jerusalem for a sit-down with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Kushner did not stop in Ramallah to see anyone from the PA, which the Trump administration has largely sidelined.“The PA can play a critical role in stabilizing the situation in Gaza and the West Bank and should not be ignored,” the Palestinian official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.The official recalled how successive Netanyahu governments authorized Qatari payments to Hamas, which allowed for the bolstering of the terror group,…

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