The Israeli government will face increasing domestic and international pressure to meet the conditions of the Palestinian Authority to resolve the governing crisis in the Gaza Strip. However, in doing so, it may destabilize itself and pave the way for early elections. In a Nov. 10 speech, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said the PA might take over the governing responsibilities of the Gaza Strip once the Israeli military removes Hamas from power, but only if Israel commits to a peace process that would see the establishment of a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. This was the first time Abbas had explicitly said the PA might take a governing role in the strip since the current conflict began on Oct. 7. His comments also come just days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignited a diplomatic uproar by suggesting his country might...
