Abbas caught between rock and hard place as Trump unveils Mideast plan
A strong Palestinian response to the Mideast peace plan requires national unity, which is currently lacking among Palestinian factions.
Palestinian presidential adviser Nabil Shaath reflected on the dilemma facing President Mahmoud Abbas following the unveiling of the Peace to Prosperity plan for the Middle East. “The president has re-emphasized the need for national unity, and has agreed to a request to go to Gaza to attend a unity meeting, has supported the need for popular struggle and has called for [revisiting] the functions of the Palestinian Authority,” he told Al-Monitor.
He added, “The decision to implement the decisions of the Palestine national and central councils will obviously include the decision to suspend security coordination.”
