| | + | <center>{{cquote|''The Palestinian Authority is a burden, and Hamas is an asset.''|||Bezalel Smotrich, May 2015<ref>Speri, Alice (October 14, 2023). [https://theintercept.com/2023/10/14/hamas-israel-palestinian-authority/ Before They Vowed to Annihilate Hamas, Israeli Officials Considered It an Asset]. ''The Intercept''. Retrieved September 12, 2024.</ref>}}</center> |