Un­der US pres­sure to re­form the PA, Mah­moud Ab­bas has ap­point­ed a new prime min­is­ter. Amid mounting pressure from the United States, the Palestinian Authority is shaking up its leadership. President Mahmoud Abbas has named his financial adviser as the new prime minister. Sixty-nine-year-old Mohammed Mustafa has ample experience in economics, but little in politics. The move has surprised many – violence is escalating in the occupied West Bank and Israel’s war on Gaza shows no sign of ending. So, how could this appointment shape the future of the PA? And does it have enough backing from Palestinians to move forward? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Tahani Mustafa – Senior Palestine analyst at the International Crisis Group Mansour Shouman – Canadian Palestinian citizen journalist who reported from Gaza between October 2023 and February 2024 Mustafa Barghouti – Secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative Published on Saturday 16 March 2024.

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