Katz threatens to ‘break and dissolve’ the PA if it proceeds with aggressive measures against Israel in the UN

Foreign Minister Israel Katz threatens to “break and dissolve” the Palestinian Authority if it moves forward with aggressive measures against the State of Israel in the United Nations, his office tells The Times of Israel, after the PA submitted a draft resolution to the General Assembly demanding that Israel be forced to implement the decisions of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Last week, he led a discussion on Israel’s response to the PA’s intention to push for the vote next week, the Foreign Ministry tells The Times of Israel.

The resolution calls for an Israeli withdrawal from the territories within six months, ending the settlement enterprise and “the return of Palestinians to their land,” enforced sanctions on senior Israeli officials, and blocking weapons sales to Israel if they might be used in Palestinian areas.

Katz orders a set of moves to be coordinated with the US and other Israeli allies to oppose the decision, the Foreign Ministry says. He also instructs the ministry to prepare a set of responses against the PA that will be calibrated to match the severity of the final resolution.

He tells Israeli diplomats, including UN Ambassador Danny Danon, to emphasize to US, European, and UN officials that if the Palestinian proposal passes, Israel will impose “severe sanctions” against the PA, which could include suspending all communication.

“If the Palestinian Authority acts against Israel in complete contradiction to the commitments it undertook in the interim arrangements that were signed, Israel will act in the same way and stop all cooperation with the PA and bring about its dissolution,” warns Katz.