Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel to IMRA: PA not relevant If refuses to

Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel to IMRA: PA not relevant If refuses to drop =
financial support to families of terrorists and imprisoned Palestinians
From: Dr. Aaron Lerner =20
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2024 10:59 PM
To: Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel=20
Subject: “The PA should reaffirm its commitment to fighting terrorism, =
cease the transfer of financial support to families of terrorists and =
imprisoned Palestinians,”

Dear Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel,

You write in =E2=80=9CThe Day After=E2=80=9D Hamas=E2=80=99s Rule in =
Gaza: Time to Sober Up From the Illusions” that =E2=80=9DThe PA should =
=E2=80=A6cease the transfer of financial support to families of =
terrorists and imprisoned Palestinians.=E2=80=9D

Is there any Palestinian leader alive today who has indicated either on =
or off the record that they would or could support such a move?

And if there isn=E2=80=99t, how does this impact the recommendation?

Best regards,
Dr. Aaron Lerner – IMRA

[ =E2=80=9CThe Day After=E2=80=9D Hamas=E2=80=99s Rule in Gaza: Time to =
Sober Up From the Illusions” can be found on the website of The =
Institute for National Security Studies. =20
https://www.inss.org.il/publication/the-day-after-hamas/
Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel joined the =
Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in 2012. He served as =
Managing Director of INSS for ten years, and currently heads the =
research program on the Palestinian arena.

Dekel was the head of the negotiating team with the Palestinians under =
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during the 2007-8 Annapolis process.

Brig. Gen. (res.) Dekel filled many senior IDF positions in =
intelligence, international military cooperation, and strategic =
planning, His last post in the IDF was head of the Strategic Planning =
Division in the General Staff. Previously he served as head of the =
Foreign Relations Division in the General Staff and head of the Research =
and Production Department in the Israeli Air Force Intelligence. Brig. =
Gen. (res.) Dekel served as head of the Israel-UN-Lebanon committee =
following the Second Lebanon War and head of military committees with =
Egypt and Jordan. In addition, he headed a working group on =
strategic-operative cooperation with the United States. He served on the =
2006 commission to update Israel’s security concept and coordinated the =
formulation of IDF strategy.

From: Udi Dekel =20
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 9:57 AM
To: Dr. Aaron Lerner
Subject: RE: “The PA should reaffirm its commitment to fighting =
terrorism, cease the transfer of financial support to families of =
terrorists and imprisoned Palestinians,”

Shalom Aaron
Instead of saying an absolute no to the PA, Israel should set the =
conditions I mentioned. All the years we did not stand by our principles =
led to Palestinian extremism. If the PA refuses, it will make it clear =
(perhaps also to the Americans) that it is not a relevant actor
Udi

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