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US taxpayer funds were stolen. Accountability is absent. Operations are opaque. Transparency doesn't exist. Rampant corruption is endemic.
PA officials enrich themselves at the expense of their own people. Abbas and his sons perhaps profited most of all. Legitimate governance is impossible with him in charge.
"While Abbas prosecutes Rashid, he conveniently avoids controversy surrounding his sons" and his own ill-gotten gains.
Jonathan Schanzer is Foundation for Defense of Democracies research vice president. He testified before the House Foreign Relations Committee.
He said Abbas and his sons line their pockets lavishly. Others made similar comments. They're involved in all kinds of shady deals. They profit hugely. Bush and Obama officials did nothing to stop misuse of US funding.
Abbas prevents internal investigations. He enforces censorship. He targets press freedom. He blocks PA criticism. He wants his own malfeasance and that of his sons suppressed. He also crushes political opposition.
He's aged 77. He nears retirement. He has no vice president or heir apparent. Israeli officials wants control over who replaces him.
They also want occupation harshness unchallenged. Massive corruption is a small price to pay. Perhaps they steal plenty on their own.
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