Is the Palestinian Authority still relevant? | Inside Story

Amid mounting pressure from the United States, the Palestinian Authority is shaking up its leadership.
President Mahmoud Abbas has named his financial adviser as the new prime minister.
70-year-old Mohammad Mustafa has ample experience in economics, but little in politics.
The move has surprised many -- violence is escalating in the occupied West Bank and Israel's war on Gaza shows no sign of ending.
So, how could this appointment shape the future of the PA?
And does it have enough backing from Palestinians to move forward?
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[@mohammedahmedmustafa1623]

There is no need of this abbas government criticing his own people and then keep quite like a puppet, FREE PLASTENINE

[@budeiri123]

Mustafa Bargouti is the only Palestinian politician/activist who is worthy of leading the Palestinians. He genuinely cares about Palestine.

[@andykyriakides2144]

Along with his namesake , Marwan Barghoutti .

[@aumpo913]

Palestinians should be able to decide themselves who their leadership will be and vote! Like everywhere else in the world, what hypocrisy. 🕊

[@warriorfb2010]

The problem is, the palestinian people are even more radicalized than they were before, due to the Israeli invasion, but the invasion happened because they were radicalized. Since they're now even more radicalized, they'll just vote for hamas version 2.0 which will lead to yet another Israeli invasion. Most humans aren't intelligent enough to realize this cycle. They need to be forced to vote in a government offered by the international community that (1) has zero corruption and (2) is not influenced by international actors (USA, Iran, China, and Russia). Obviously, that would be impossible, but ideally, that would work.

[@darleneuna]

Hahaha

[@Hermothersdaughter665]

The only reason they want to put the PA in Gaza is because they on a string. America is still funding the genocide. Whay are they trying to decide the palistian fate?

[@Ktxjjke]

Palestinian helped them out of sympathy when jews were tortured by european and this is the prize of humanity!

[@milev6402]

Al Jazeera's commentators are a special world........

[@Sp3ll633]

No. You started a war against the Jews. That's what you did.

[@weltmeisterbayernmunchen6308]

THE JEWS LET YOU LIVE IN THEIR COUNTRY FOR LONG,ALL THE TIME YOU DIDNOT SEARCH FOR A NEW HOME NOW WE ARE BACK.LEAVE!!!🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱💪💪🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@sissach1]

Mustafa Barghouti is a national treasure, I always love to hear his moderate, well thought out views on the situation.

[@GladiatorDravenADC]

France 🇫🇷 condemn Russia 🇷🇺 for attacking Ukraine 🇺🇦 but support Israel 🇮🇱 attacking Palestine 🇵🇸 Double standards from France 🇫🇷

[@budeiri123]

From most of the world not just France

[@cleoniceribeiro9868]

​@@budeiri123🇮🇱💩

[@German_Patriot1]

You can’t compare Ukraine war and Gaza.

[@leonfeinstein2860]

Yes because Russia and Palestine is a dictatorship

[@shamsheerg7519]

Hamas attacked in October... they raped and killed jews, now we see the wrath of Israel... Where is Allah and Mohammad?

[@GladiatorDravenADC]

Abbas needs to resign

[@geoms6263]

and you put hamas in charge?

[@uniquerebel385]

@@geoms6263No one will be in charge as long as A Nut Yahood is around

[@anasahara2244]

He is a horrible corrup

[@miloslavski6149]

put sinwar and then see WB

[@andykyriakides2144]

The PA is as relevant to Palestinians in the West Bank , as an umbrella is in a hurricane .

[@hamzamahdi104]

Free illegally oppressed occupied Palestine 🇵🇸 😢

[@envt]

Free free Palestinians from gaza!

[@haskalah]

Abbas is relevant for the USA and Israel but not for the Palestinians

[@mischevious]

I agree with Professor Sachs. They need statehood immediately, sovereign control of their land, their resources and their elections.

[@India_super_gay]

North Korea 🇰🇵 will always stand with the people of Palestine 🇵🇸

[@envt]

Yes. And iran. All the lovely countries of the world :p

[@mike5254]

If only they knew what was going on beyond their borders.

[@genevieve4418]

Thank you, North Korea.

[@_S-M-R]

North Koreans do not have internet lol

[@donnaemer1868]

D r .Mustafa you should be elected as prımınıster, he understands palıstıne and what the peple need and also speaks good englısh and arabıc',

[@dalalfreij]

My dad worked as a mechanic in Beirut, long time ago, when the PLO was active there and Arafat was their leader. And Mahmod Abbas used to fix his cars there. My dad told me that he hated Abbas, he was seeing himself as a king, and was very selfish, and always chased women. Now I look at the PA and understand that can money buy your soul.

[@strengthsignal]

If ur story is true you have a gem of a piece of inside information

[@dalalfreij]

@@strengthsignal hahahah yes

[@colleenfuller1367]

“Everyone is watching,” this is completely true. And we’ll never forget.

[@mohiuddinsamrat3726]

Totally irrelevant authority in Universe

[@atiqahscookingchannel2359]

Mustafa Bargouti is right.

[@jamiesedgefield5476]

so they installed as PM another US/Israeli Schill, yeah that will work.

[@Reza-nz2re]

When a country is occupied and they have a leader who works with the occupiers, what should we call them?

[@walalsafwan2269]

It’s so sad they don’t care themselves and no one cares them

[@jo-annerichardson34]

Collaborators.

[@lasttarrasque6223]

Free Palestine! 🇵🇸

[@stan26967]

If America can not force Israel to open borders for humanitarian aid & instead resulting to dropping them by air & sea, how do people expect them to be able to force Israel to accept a 2 state solution?

[@riyasriya8894]

genicode😢

[@the_indelible_onion]

They don’t want elections because they know Hamas will win 😂

[@andykyriakides2144]

The new PM of Gaza worked for the world bank , that makes sense lol .

[@selamatmunap9062]

Their rabbis are even talking about annexing Jordan now.

[@uniquerebel385]

God will keep those Rabbis in check, don’t worry about them. They should be worried about themselves

[@Jikanborfodo]

Barguthi as usual is a voice of wisdom, peace and unity.

[@mollacghq9]

In this new generation every one has right to live with courage, peace,wisdom,intellectuals with articulate judgement of liberty,sovereignty in favour of humanities.

[@GladiatorDravenADC]

South Korea 🇰🇷, Japan 🇯🇵, Australia 🇦🇺, Philippines 🇵🇭, and India 🇮🇳 always criticize china 🇨🇳 over human right but support Israel 🇮🇱 oppressing Palestine 🇵🇸 Hypocrisy from these 5 countries

[@Stevemcqueen808]

Such a dumb sentence of words

[@obriens456]

Shut up Abdul. Jews have only one state on this earth and the earth belongs to no one. So get over it and move on. Israel has a right to defend itself against Terrorists from all sides. I am a Christian and i support Israel 🇮🇱

[@valentinadivina2229]

Why is US choosing for the Palestinians?😡 I agree with Dr.Mustafa analysis 👊✊✌️🇵🇸

[@atiqahscookingchannel2359]

I don't see any sincerity over whatever Sec.Blinken says.Justcmy observation.

[@SA-km3oh]

Such leadership is NOT needed.

[@sandrajones1609]

16:11 "you didn't want to answer the question?"... she answered YOUR question but didn't give an answer YOU desired. One of the most offensive interviews I have encountered to date👎 horrible coverage 😐 NOT News

[@NSalah2006]

No they’re not! If they were, they would have been respected.

[@user-lq7wh8om8o]

Love New Al-Jazeera Doha!❤

[@MadHa420]

Moataz or Abdallah needs to be palestinian President. We need someone who love their country and never can be bought. Palestina have 1 chance to fix this when the whole world is watching.

[@user-ck1of4ex4d]

Well, they actually had a chance in Gaza and look what happened....so it's chance number 2

[@andykyriakides2144]

Who voted for Abbass as PA " president " ?? and what has he achieved in his 2 decades as PA leader ??

[@miloslavski6149]

his WB is much worse than sinwar's Gaza

[@user-ck1of4ex4d]

Who voted for Hamas and look what they have done for their people.

[@avachophy5148]

Hopeless government Arafat now Mohammad Abbas

[@user-hk5lk8gv3w]

They need to remove him by any means

[@cathybrondani3585]

US must mind THEIR own business!

[@user-hh8rl7ys9j]

God have mercy with Israel and Palestine, God put peace in this land .

[@nooralicassim5858]

The Palestinian Government is quite relevant especially today as God has turned around the Genocide Government of Israel under the Netanyahu leadership to a different course. Prayers are always the answer to stop wickedness and brutality and we must have patience and steadfastness in our faith regardless of differences in religion or ethnicity. We are all children of the same God and many chose to leave the family but we must have patience. I thank God for the many brothers and sisters under One God who accepted this challenge. Good will come from our prayers and encouragement to make a peaceful society.

[@bentotc5097]

Failure to accept responsibility..... Again

[@SA-km3oh]

This PA is only a budget consumer!

[@user-ic7ew7vc3i]

Shame on Abass. He’s a traitor

[@uniquerebel385]

Blink Blink talks out his cheeks, sry gotta be honest. He shouldn’t be allowed to walk freely across Arab countries

[@tlynnkyle2983]

Excellent

[@rodneiltheodore1347]

He worked for the World Bank! That says it all

[@miloslavski6149]

sinwar worked for hamas

[@Abo_bilal511]

Thanks everyone

[@pokemon32395]

that's a good panel

[@fatimaO1944]

But it is true Israel and America has no rights over the Palestinian people No interference only independent Palestinian state

[@KloiePicot]

Hanan Ashrawi! We need you too

[@nellygarcia]

No. Next question 😊

[@mohammadkhaled8686]

NO.

[@jarosawbielski2301]

do not forsake the works of your hands.

[@manowar4046]

No

[@zozodolewin2479]

How rich abas is ?

[@miloslavski6149]

not as rich as hania

[@mollacghq9]

Hypocrites are deciding who will be the PL's PM ! It means same way throughout in it's previous status. America should be emperor of these two nations who has capabilities to handle them as an emperor with love,courage,intelectual ideas with articulate judgement and sense of moral compass!

[@medic2068]

All this USA Hate is wild. No self accountability.

[@somone4800]

what a 5 months of wasting humanities time bibi

[@uniquerebel385]

Time blood sweat, what a shame and even encouraging others to purchase the AI weaponry too

[@user-eo3gb1cq9d]

Magmood abbas long time had to go i don't c why magmood abbas appointed a new leader all US puppets the palistines must select their own leaders

[@samuel61207]

it's useless and it does not represent the palestinian people

[@uniquerebel385]

3rd option, or will God be there for the believers and what is Gods Plan as he is the Best of Planners

[@Squish_that_cat]

Spotting Israel on the world map is very difficult due to its small size I request benjamin netanyahu to kindly increase its size by reclaiming Lebanon, Sinai, West bank, Jordan and Gaza So that people with poor vision like me can spot Israel Jai shree ram 🇮🇳🤝🇮🇱

[@Compete206]

They should invade your mom too

[@longnguyen3243]

We all know the American and Western country use double standard on Palestine, we also know that the Palestinians never accept any authority structure created by American and Western countries, we do know that we need some government structure in Gaza and West bank to help Palestinians build their own country. Palestinians want to have their own government but we do know that that government not accept Israel as a state as before Oct 7, so we will be back as status quo before Oct 7, Free Palestine and "from the river to the sea" are a good writing ideas but it will be let the region to endless war and it will be let ONE OF 2 PEOPLES HAVE TO OUT OF THIS LAND FOREVER, WHO WILL CONTROL IT WILL WE WILL KNOW IT BY THIS WAR. International law is a stupid ideas, there is no leader, no world police, so why you think the world follow that law, the super power country allow that law control their power, stupid thing, anyone see since 1948, any super power nations follow the law ??

[@RamaMfunga]

Palestinian need young leaders who knows the right of Palestinian not this older man who doesn't even react to the Israel massacre in Gaza

[@user-wp9bm9yk7b]

Voting or betting and gambling for unqualified people that want to feel important while we gamble our country to be voting is like betting on what team you bet on to win, voting for people is a participation of gambling that is not Democratic, it's called betting on competing sports, putting a bet on what team is going to win to keep people divided and gambling putting the country at risk, that is not a way to run a country, voting more like say it like it is gambling on a bet. Give us a break that is what voting is a participation trophy of gambling and betting

[@naimomohamed7332]

Don’t trast America they don’t care Palestinian

[@maoritrustee-io3hw]

If the affairs of state of Palestine,are controlled by a occupational force with crimes against international and humanitarian and America complicit in aiding this and previous illegal military actions against Palestine and Palestinian people,,, since 1967 there is no democracy, at all. Plain and simple, Palestine is not democratic as a state , its a controlled state in every aspect, it has no control over its own affairs. its subject to foreign controlled from the basic necessities such water electricity, and the list goes on and this implicates the UN and others complicit and management of the affairs of the state of Palestine which has been a state for 25yrs.

[@uniquerebel385]

Truth be said, the Palestinians have been neglected for ages and they now have a true case against the entire mf planet. We all F’ed up, now watch the global issue begin. Get your socks and pants ready, God will play his hand😇🙏🏻🕊️

[@miguela.bonilla6507]

The Presidente is the first need changed.😅

[@envt]

Gaap.

[@darleneuna]

Palestinians should pick their own leader. They have God as their guide. USA and Israel should be ashamed but they don''t know that emtion. God, however does. Love will win this!!!!

[@ramongonzales2292]

Mahmoud Abbas has been irrelevant for years. He must resign.

[@Umme-45]

Useless organisation

[@the_indelible_onion]

Free Pizza 🍕

[@miloslavski6149]

what is the difference between a free pizza and a free palestine?

[@user-tg6zs6us3m]

"I don't remember one occupation in which the occupier presented himself as the victim, we are the victims, we are forced to kill their children, poor us.” ~ Israeli journalist Gideon Levy “The biggest insult to the memory of the Holocaust is not denying it but using it to commit genocide against the Palestinian people.” ~ Norman Finkelstein “The Nazis made me afraid of being Jewish and the Zionists made me ashamed of being Jewish.” ~ (Dr. Israel Shahak, organic chemistry professor, human and civil rights activist, and Holocaust survivor) "Take the worst thing you can about Hamas multiply it by a thousand times and it still will not meet the Israeli repression and mass killing and dispossession of Palestinians." ~ Gabor Maté Holocaust Survivor

[@williamdaniels4013]

AHH NNNOOOOOO.

[@cloudsstar]

lol it took them until 6mins ago to notice they uploaded the wrong video and upload the right one

[@miloslavski6149]

Is hamas still relevant?

[@Sp3ll633]

A Palestinian state ( in my opinion it eyists already, its called Jordan, but okay if you want another one then try it) is only possible with Israel, not instead of Israel. There will be no Palestinian state without Israel. Consider that

[@joshuastrawser9160]

Shh... We're not supposed to mention the whole Jordan thing because we're all supposed to pretend that that wasn't the case. There's a lot of pretending that we're supposed to be doing, after all.

[@mackeverett9351]

IJS why don't the Arabic Countries do something. Why do yall keep blaming America. WTF😂

[@uniquerebel385]

Nut Yahood has everyone hijacked, they all love life. No one wants to wish for death, that’s why they use american made bombs. Now you understand why or you still thick enough to not understand

[@obriens456]

Who started this war?

[@user-hh8rl7ys9j]

The United Kingdom.

[@miloslavski6149]

arab invadors

[@user-tn9zk9pk2w]

Arabs laugh on October 7th and cry on October 8th till date. who lose ?

[@blakdeath28]

Free Israel

[@milev6402]

The Palestinian citizens unfortunately suffer because Hamas controls them. The Israeli occupation was removed from Gaza in 2005 and they had the opportunity to choose peace and freedom, choose the Palestinian Authority, peace, and build a free state.. Instead they chose a terrorist organization and fired tens of thousands of missiles at women and children in the last 20 years. What did you expect from the Israelis?

[@cleoniceribeiro9868]

🇮🇱💩

[@michellenorris8471]

You are embarrassing yourself.

[@obriens456]

Well said

[@Rainforestdelight]

They’re will never be a Palestinian state! Only a single Jewish state of Israel! 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@hamzamahdi104]

No fake zionist illegal state in Palestine

[@anonymousanonymous1997]

🤣🤣🤣 it’s All Palestine 🇵🇸.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@cleoniceribeiro9868]

🇮🇱💩🇮🇱💩🇮🇱

[@simonjlkoreshoff3426]

“Jewish state” = apartheid and genocide. If you want that rather than a state I which people of all religious, ethnic, etc background have equal rights, that’s your choice. Personally I think it is an unfortunate choice. But when you steal another people’s land (like the Americans did and like the Europeans would like to in Russia) then you have to dehumanise the people whose land you steal.

[@jasonbrambach6957]

15:59 Her answer was brilliant and based on the horrifying reality of an ongoing genocide by my own despotic government and its clever handler: 🇺🇸+🇮🇱=🩸🩸🩸

[@jawadzanayed9631]

Free Palestine

[@India_super_gay]

Taiwan 🇹🇼 and Ukraine 🇺🇦 support Israël 🇮🇱. If you support Palestine 🇵🇸, then you should support Russia 🇷🇺

[@jawadzanayed9631]

Free Palestine