Ex-Shin Bet Chief Backs Palestinian Authority Rule in Gaza
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen, now second-in-command of Gadi Eisenkot's party, supports the Palestinian Authority governing Gaza. He believes any group not hostile to Israel should participate in Gaza's future. Cohen prefers the PA over other nations like Qatar or Turkey, despite its past failures. He argues the PA is strategically and politically preferable for Israel's security.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen supports Palestinian Authority rule in Gaza.
- Cohen is the number two official in Gadi Eisenkot's political party.
- He believes any non-hostile entity should help manage Gaza.
- Cohen prefers the PA over other nations like Qatar or Turkey.
- He acknowledges the PA's failures but deems it strategically superior for Israel.
Yoram Cohen, former head of the Shin Bet and the second-highest-ranking official in Gadi Eisenkot's party, has expressed support for the Palestinian Authority (PA) taking a role in governing the Gaza Strip after the current conflict.
Cohen stated that any entity that does not view Israel as an enemy and does not intend to harm it should be allowed to participate in Gaza's future management. "I have already declared in the past that we must allow any entity that does not call Israel an enemy and does not intend to harm Israel the possibility to be part of the next government in Gaza," he said.
During his tenure as Shin Bet chief from 2011 to 2016, Cohen indicated a preference for the PA over the involvement of other nations, such as Qatar or Turkey, in administering Gaza. "In my opinion, the Palestinian Authority is preferable, for example, to the Qataris. The Palestinian Authority is preferable to the Turks," he declared.
Despite acknowledging the PA's significant failures and problematic performance in the West Bank and its loss of control in Gaza, Cohen maintained that it remains a strategically superior option for Israel. "With all their failure, shortcomings, and very, very problematic performance in the West Bank, and the fact that they lost their grip on Gaza, despite all of the above, they are by orders of magnitude preferable from a security perspective for Israel. From a security perspective, and in my opinion, also from a political perspective," he concluded.
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