Palestine: PA Tightening Grip Before Peace Talks?

At the Hudson Institute’s Hudson New York blog Khaled Abu Toameh writes that the Palestinian Authority is cracking down on internal dissent before peace talks with Israel this fall. “By silencing its political opponents and critics, the Palestinian Authority is trying to create the false impression that it has the backing of a majority of its people to negotiate with Israel,” writes Toameh. In recent weeks Palestinian security forces have arrested and attacked political activists protesting the summit with Israel.