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Will stopping security cooperation with Israel benefit PA?

Though Palestinian demands to end security cooperation between Tel Aviv and Ramallah are growing ever louder, coordination between Israel and the PA seems stronger than ever as both sides struggle to contain the unrest.
An Israeli soldier gestures as he stands guard with others at the scene of what an Israeli police spokeswoman said was a car-ramming attempt by a Palestinian at the West Bank checkpoint of Qalandia, near Ramallah, December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman  - RTX1ZANG

With Palestinian attacks against Israelis ongoing since the beginning of October, the political gap between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel has been widening. Israel has been accusing the PA and President Mahmoud Abbas of instigating the attacks — charges leveled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Dec. 15 and by Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon on Oct. 23.

Interestingly, however, despite the almost complete political rupture between Tel Aviv and Ramallah, security coordination between Israel and the PA seems to be increasing.

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