United States General Keith Dayton blames Defense Minister Ehud Barak for the Palestinian Authority’s inability to gain control of terrorist groups in territories it controls, according to Maan news. Dayton reportedly criticized Barak and the IDF in meetings with foreign consuls in Ramallah.
According to the report, Dayton praised the PA as “acting with great seriousness in the realm of security as part of its responsibility to secure its territories.” However, he said, Israel causes the PA to fail, in part by refusing to grant PA officers free access to areas under Israeli control.