Majed Faraj said to have discussed Abbas’s health during meeting with then-CIA director, days before he became secretary of state
ed note–the significance of this should be obvious, but for the benefit of those who suffer from a certain degree of being thick in the head, we’ll go ahead and explain.
As has been the case throughout history, politics is theatre. It is showmanship, schtick, and schmoozing in order to cover up for the shystering that is really taking place backstage. To some degree, every temporal leader, from presidents to prime ministers to popes are forced by the circumstances of political realities to lie or to at least bend the truth to some degree in order to keep the machinery of state functioning. We are not justifying it, only explaining it.
Now, having said that, the fact that–if indeed this report is true–Pompeo met with Faraj a mere month ago is quite significant. For all their bluster concerning Trump’s ‘Jew-rusalem’ declaration, the upper echelons of the PA understand why Trump did this thing, and no, it was not simply because he is a ‘slave’ to Judea, but rather because he knows that this is the only way to build up the necessary war chest of Judaic good will towards him prior to his introducing something that is sure to result in typical Judaic theatrics and jrama, which is his much-discussed ‘peace deal’ between Israel and the Palestinians.
Obviously, the Hebrews, She-brews, Khazars, Shmayzars–whatever word we want to use in describing them–know that Trump is serious about this peace deal which is why they are busy right now ramping up tensions with the Palestinians in order to create that ‘theatre’ which Judea, Inc needs, i.e. painting the Palestinians as violent, irrational and insane so that Israel is ‘justified’ in walking away from any ‘peace negotiations’, which she dreads as much as any vampire dreads sunlight or holy water.
Times of Israel
Despite an official boycott by the Palestinian Authority of Washington following US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a senior PA official reportedly met with Mike Pompeo last month, days before he was sworn in as US secretary of state.
The meeting in Washington between then-CIA director Pompeo and Majed Faraj, head of the PA’s General Intelligence Service, was known to PA President Mahmoud Abbas and to a small number of high ranking officials, Haaretz on Monday quoted senior Palestinian officials as saying.
It would be the highest-level contact between the PA and the US in over six months.
The Palestinians strongly objected to the US decision on Jerusalem and the subsequent relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the capital earlier this month. The Palestinians believe the US move undercuts their claim to parts of Jerusalem as the capital of a future state.
Abbas froze ties with the Americans after Trump announced the move in December.
Haaretz first mentioned the Faraj-Pompeo meeting several weeks ago, but on Monday published further details.
One of the cited sources said that while the boycott still stands on diplomatic issues, security discussions are being held on issues with ramifications extending beyond Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Some of the subjects said to have been discussed were the Palestinian National Council meeting in Ramallah and Abbas’s deteriorating health, a possible indication of Washington’s will to ensure stability once the PA leader is no longer in power.
Abbas, 83, was released from a hospital in Ramallah on Monday where he had been treated for pneumonia for over a week amid burgeoning rumors of his deteriorating medical condition.
Faraj, one of the Abbas’s closest associates, is considered a friend of Pompeo, and the two reportedly met last year, after Trump was sworn in as president.
The US State Department declined to comment on Monday’s report.
The US has denied prejudicing the final status of Jerusalem. But the standoff with the Palestinians has complicated US plans to unveil a proposal for Israeli-Palestinian peace. US officials have not said when the plan will be unveiled.
