According to a report in Yisrael Hayom, Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas has, in recent months, been reaching out via contacts to senior members of Joe Biden's transition team, indicating that he is interested in reinitiating negotiations with Israel, with American mediation and with no preconditions.
Senior PA officials told Yisrael Hayom that Abbas is seeking to exploit the fact that Israel has yet to establish a fixed policy vis-a-vis Biden on the Palestinian issue. "The aim is to strike while the iron is hot, and to resume negotiations right now without delay," they said.