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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
On December 28, 2021, a surprising development took place in the Middle East: Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas held a rare meeting in Israel, the first in more than a decade, with a high-level Israeli cabinet official to discuss bilateral Palestinian-Israeli concerns. Although the two leaders met earlier at PA headquarters in Ramallah on August 29, the surprising visit by Abbas with Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz was rather intriguing, considering the defunct status of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and the deteriorating security situation under Israeli occupation. In …