Israeli sanctions will lead to Palestinian Authority’s collapse, warns PM Shtayyeh

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has warned that a series of sanctions approved last week by the security cabinet against Ramallah will usher in the PA’s collapse.

In a rare interview with the Israeli daily Haaretz, published Monday, Shtayyeh defended Ramallah’s move at the United Nations to have the International Court of Justice draft a legal opinion regarding Israel’s conduct in the West Bank and Gaza — a step Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to as “an extreme anti-Israel” measure.

The Palestinians “have a right to complain to the world about the occupation,” he told Haaretz. He further accused Israel of “profiting from the occupation.” READ MORE