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==Corruption & theft==
==Corruption & theft==
Abbas is infamous for his despotic ways and his epic corruption. He has amassed a private fortune of hundreds of millions, money diverted from foreign aid<ref>[https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20140703_RS22967_b85493f25e67192545033f6d00f3a83f53062f44.pdf US Foreign Aid to the Palestinians - Every CRS Report] J Zanotti. 2014</ref> and from louche business deals he has made for himself and his two sons Tareq and Yasser. As well as plain stealing from funds he as given from Arafat's PM when assumed office.<ref>[https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/306179-palestinian-kleptocracy-west-accepts-corruption-people Palestinian kleptocracy: West accepts corruption, people suffer the consequences]. Ziva Dahl, The Hill,
Abbas is infamous for his despotic ways and his epic corruption. He has amassed a private fortune of hundreds of millions, money diverted from foreign aid<ref>[https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20140703_RS22967_b85493f25e67192545033f6d00f3a83f53062f44.pdf US Foreign Aid to the Palestinians - Every CRS Report] J Zanotti. 2014</ref> and from louche business deals he has made for himself and his two sons Tareq and Yasser. As well as plain stealing from funds he was given from Arafat's PM when assumed office.<ref>[https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/306179-palestinian-kleptocracy-west-accepts-corruption-people Palestinian kleptocracy: West accepts corruption, people suffer the consequences]. Ziva Dahl, The Hill,
Nov 15, 2016.
Nov 15, 2016.
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The refusal of the international community to hold Abbas and the PA accountable for nepotism and corruption drove Gazan Palestinians into the open arms of Hamas, the terrorist group which promised them reform.
The refusal of the international community to hold Abbas and the PA accountable for nepotism and corruption drove Gazan Palestinians into the open arms of Hamas, the terrorist group which promised them reform.
Today, nothing has changed. The West is fixated on creating a Palestinian state no matter how corrupt. Given Abbas' perfidious dictatorship, such a state is doomed to failure. All indications are that President Obama will reward this reprehensible behavior with a rapid path to statehood.</blockquote></ref> in addition to that, instead of ooenly stealing from the P.A., Abbas employed his two sons, Tareq and Yasser.<ref>[https://jewishjournal.org/2019/10/25/for-palestinian-leaders-a-legacy-of-corruption For Palestinian leaders, a legacy of corruption], David Bedein, JJ, Oct 25, 2019</ref> he has provided well-paid government jobs to his own relatives and to the relatives of others in the PA government, assuring their loyalty.
Today, nothing has changed. The West is fixated on creating a Palestinian state no matter how corrupt. Given Abbas' perfidious dictatorship, such a state is doomed to failure. All indications are that President Obama will reward this reprehensible behavior with a rapid path to statehood.</blockquote></ref> in addition to that, instead of openly stealing from the P.A., Abbas employed his two sons, Tareq and Yasser.<ref>[https://jewishjournal.org/2019/10/25/for-palestinian-leaders-a-legacy-of-corruption For Palestinian leaders, a legacy of corruption], David Bedein, JJ, Oct 25, 2019</ref> He has provided well-paid government jobs to his own relatives and to the relatives of others in the PA government, assuring their loyalty.
==Oppression==
==Oppression==