Renewed Engagement: The Bennett-Lapid Government and the Palestinian Authority

Several months into Naftali Bennett’s premiership, we have witnessed a resurgence of high-level Israeli engagement with the Palestinian Authority, with which relations had reached a nadir under former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Prominent members of the new Israeli government have been meeting publicly with PA officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas. Despite taking these steps, Prime Minister Bennett has made it clear he does not intend to reenter negotiations with the Palestinian Authority and, unlike many of his coalition partners, opposes the creation of a Palestinian state. We invite you to go through this policy briefing with Jerusalem-based journalist Adam Rasgon, whose recent New York Times piece explored new developments in Israel-PA relations. We discussed in this session the implications of this apparent détente on Israeli domestic politics and the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations.

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Several months into Naftali Bennett’s premiership, we have witnessed a resurgence of high-level Israeli engagement with the Palestinian Authority, with which relations had reached a nadir under former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Prominent members of the new Israeli government have been meeting publicly with PA officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas. Despite taking these steps, Prime Minister Bennett has made it clear he does not intend to reenter negotiations with the Palestinian Authority and, unlike many of his coalition partners, opposes the creation of a Palestinian state.

We invite you to go through this policy briefing with Jerusalem-based journalist Adam Rasgon, whose recent New York Times piece explored new developments in Israel-PA relations. We discussed in this session the implications of this apparent détente on Israeli domestic politics and the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations.

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Founded in 1993 to build support in the American Jewish community and in Washington for the diplomatic vision of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, IPF develops resources, commentary, and analysis from top analysts in Washington and in Israel through private and public briefings and online media platforms. Our mission is to shape the discourse and mobilize support among American Jewish leaders and U.S. policymakers for the realization of a viable two-state solution. We envision a Jewish, secure, democratic Israel.

About us

Founded in 1993 to build support in the American Jewish community and in Washington for the diplomatic vision of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, IPF develops resources, commentary, and analysis from top analysts in Washington and in Israel through private and public briefings and online media platforms. Our mission is to shape the discourse and mobilize support among American Jewish leaders and U.S. policymakers for the realization of a viable two-state solution. We envision a Jewish, secure, democratic Israel.