This issue deals with the ongoing developments in the Palestinian territories, which are witnessing a state of instability as a result of the continued Israeli confrontations in the West Bank, especially inside the camps in the cities of Jenin and Nablus in addition to Jerusalem, due to the continuation of the war in the Gaza Strip and the confrontations with the northern front between Israel and Hezbollah. This confirms that the situation in the West Bank will be governed by a number of expected paths following the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The issue presented possible scenarios regarding the future of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, the most prominent of which is the scenario of political instability, while the second scenario favors the continuation of a state of fragile stability, while the third scenario favors Israel’s ending the work of Palestinian President “Abu Mazen” as he might be an obstacle in the path of any real change. Israel is pushing towards reestablishing the situation within the Palestinian Authority, either by making changes in the Oslo Accords and the Paris Economic Agreement with a new Palestinian leadership, individually or collectively, or as the situation is going on the ground in the West Bank, based on American and European mutual guidance and support.

The issue concluded that the scenario of neither party being able to deal a fatal blow to the other party is likely, and that victory – if it happens – will be in particular points, while waiting for the results of the war that might likely lead to the fall of the Netanyahu government and the formation of a government that is less extremist and more cooperative with the American administration, and hence accepting the establishment of a state that is not a state, in exchange for the integration of Israel into the region and the normalization of relations with Saudi Arabia and other countries.