When President Trump moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, the “Palestinians” threatened all sorts of reprisals. For the most part, they did not materialize. Often when you stand up to violent intimidation, you find that the one doing the intimidating was more bluster than substance.
“After Abbas says cutting Israel relations, official states security ties intact,” by Adam Rasgon, Times of Israel, February 2, 2020:
The Palestinian Authority has not halted security coordination with Israel, but ties between the two sides are tense, a senior Palestinian official said on Sunday.
The official made the comment a day after PA President Mahmoud Abbas said in a speech to the Arab League in Cairo that the Palestinians had informed Israel and the US that there “will be no relations with you…including security relations.”
Abbas said he was severing ties in the wake of the Trump administration’s peace proposal, which he rejected with the unanimous endorsement of the Arab League countries.
“Until now, the coordination is ongoing, but relations are extremely tense,” the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Times of Israel on Sunday.
The Palestinians have expressed frustration and anger since US President Donald Trump last Tuesday launched his administration’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which heavily favors the Israeli government’s positions….
The official suggested that the PA would indeed seriously consider ending its security and other ties with Israel, if the latter annexes parts of the West Bank.
“There will be major consequences,” if Israel annexes areas in the West Bank, the official stated. “The entire equation will change.”…