Kerry warns Israel about collapse of Palestinian Authority
Secretary of State John Kerry is warning Israel about the dangers of the possible collapse of the Palestinian Authority. He says such an event would lead to a situation that would threaten the security of both Israel and the Palestinian people.
Kerry tells a conference at the Brookings Institution on Saturday that the Palestinian leadership must do more to prevent and combat anti-Israel violence. But he also says that Israeli leaders cannot allow the Palestinian Authority to disintegrate. If that happens, Kerry says, Israel would be forced to assume all governance in the West Bank and potentially accept a one-state solution that would compromise Israel's future as a democratic Jewish state.
Kerry urges both Israeli and Palestinian leaders to recommit to the concept of a negotiated two-state solution.
