Abbas a source of stability in West Bank, IDF officer says

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas contributes significantly to stability in the West Bank, a senior IDF official tells Ynet, and “has a clear agenda that’s good for us.”

The senior officer in central command says that “he’s also a source of stability in places where there’s friction, because security coordination for him is a red line.”

“I believe him when he says that he doesn’t want violence like another intifada or firing at [cars on] roads,” he says.

He says that Abbas’s actions speak louder than his words, and that his public declarations are less important than his security cooperation with Israel.